Hamasa

Hamasa (Arabic: حَمَاسَة, romanized: Ḥamāsah) is an area in the Buraimi area in Oman on the Oman–United Arab Emirates border.[1] Hamasa, for the period of 200 years, was the capital of the Buraimi district.

Hamasa

حَمَاسَة
Town
Hamasa
Location in Oman
Coordinates: 24°14′N 55°46′E
Country Oman
GovernorateAl Buraimi
Time zoneUTC+4 (+4)

History

Being part of the region of Tawam or Al-Buraimi Oasis, Hamasa's history dates back thousands of years, and in 2015 was the site of archaeological investigations undertaken by Sultan Qaboos University, the Omani Ministry of Heritage & Culture and Zayed University. It was described by the explorer Wilfred Thesiger as being involved in the slave trade when he visited in the 1940s.[1]

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