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Baqal, Ras Al Khaimah

Village in the UAE

Field	Value
official_name	Baqal
native_name	ديرة البقال
image_skyline	Baqal - 3.jpg
image_caption	Baqal - Village in United Arab Emirates, on the banks of the upper course of the Wadi Baqal
map_caption	Location in the U.A.E.
pushpin_map	UAE#Persian Gulf#Middle East#West Asia
pushpin_relief	1
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Emirate
subdivision_name1	Ras al-Khaimah
area_total_km2	0.38
timezone	UTC+04:00
coordinates
elevation_ft	2822
elevation_m	860

Baqal () is a small agricultural and livestock town, located in the northeast of the U.A.E., in the Hajar Mountains of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.

The town extends along a small plateau, at the foot of a hill, at about 860 m, on the limit of the drainage divide between the drainage basin of Wadi Naqab and Wadi Nahela, very close to Jabal Baqal (1,026 m).

To the southeast, the town stands on the cliff that forms the right side of the riverbed of the Wadi Baqal, a tributary of the Wadi Nahela, which descends from the northwest slope of Jabal Harf (1,420 m), very close to the village of Tala, and which as it passes through Baqal forms a 90º bend to continue its course towards the south-southwest.

The town has about 50 houses, many of them rebuilt and renovated following a traditional style, and numerous terraces supported by dry stone walls, which allow water and soil to be retained, intended mainly for planting wheat and barley.

There are also multiple channels to collect and direct water runoff to the cisterns, and some sheepfolds and other buildings.

A few years ago, construction of a dirt road of almost 4 km began, linking the town with the dirt road that runs through the Wadi Naqab, providing access by all-terrain vehicles, but the work was not completed. Currently, it is only possible to reach Baqal, or transport provisions, construction elements, household goods, or other supplies, on foot or with donkey trains.

The trail from Wadi Naqab to Baqal and Tala is a popular hiking destination.

Toponymy

Alternative names: Baqāl, Al Baqqāl, Baqqāl, Deira Al Baqqal, Dirat Al Baqal.

The names of the town of Baqal, Wadi Baqal and other names in the area were recorded in the documentation and maps prepared between 1950 and 1960 by the British Arabist, cartographer, military officer and diplomat Julian F. Walker, during the work carried out for the establishment of borders between the then called Trucial States, later completed by the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom, on maps at a scale of 1:100,000 published in 1971.

In The National Atlas of the United Arab Emirates it is referenced with the spelling Al Baqqāl.

Population

The entire area near Baqal was populated mainly by the Habus tribe, corresponding to the tribal area of Bani Hasan.

Baqal is also home to members of the Shihuh tribe. Many of the village's former residents and their descendants visit the village in the cooler winter months.

References

Jāmiʻat al-Imārāt al-ʻArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah. Geoprojects (U.K.) Ltd., The National atlas of the United Arab Emirates, Al Ain : United Arab Emirates University - 1993
[https://www.mindat.org/feature-292562.html Mindat.org - Baqal, Ra’s al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates]
FCO 18/1969 - 1959 - Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Dibba - The National Archives, London, England https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1969
[https://www.mindat.org/feature-292561.html Mindat.org - Wādī Baqal, Ra’s al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates]
Map of Trucial States, Muscat and Oman - Rams - Scale 1:100 000 - Published by D Survey, Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom (1971) - Edition 3-GSGS - The National Archives, London, England https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1863
"Masters of the mountains". www.theroadreel.com.
Publishing, Explorer. "Baqal Village Hike".
FCO 18/1920 - Boundaries of the Northern Trucial States: prepared and drawn from sketch maps and information supplied by Julian Walker; preliminary edition - 1962 - The National Archives, London, England, https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fco/18/1920
Tribes of Trucial States coast - 1958- Ref. FO 371/132894 https://www.agda.ae/en/catalogue/tna/fo/371/132894/n/43
[https://www.mindat.org/feature-289290.html Mindat.org - Al Ḩabūs, Umm al Qaywayn, United Arab Emirates]
[https://www.mindat.org/feature-292578.html Mindat.org - Banī Ḩasan, Ra’s al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates]

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