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Danhah

Village in the UAE

Field	Value
official_name	Danhah
native_name
other_name	Ḍanḥah
image_skyline	Danhah - Village - 1.jpg
image_caption	Danhah – Palm groves and old drystone buildings
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Danhah in the U.A.E.
pushpin_map	UAE#Persian Gulf#Middle East#West Asia
pushpin_label_position	left
pushpin_relief	yes
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Emirate
subdivision_name1	Fujairah
area_total_km2	0.42
timezone	UTC+04:00
coordinates
elevation_ft	558
elevation_m	170

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the village

Danhah () is a small agricultural and livestock village in the Emirate of Fujairah, northeastern U.A.E.

Geography and history

The village has many small scattered farms, cultivated fields, and lush palm groves, although it has been greatly affected by the activity of large, now abandoned, quarries. In the vicinity of the current town are the ruins of the old village, which is practically destroyed.

Danhah is located on the banks of the Wadi Danhah, a tributary of the Wadi Al Fay.

The Wadi Danhah, in its middle course, forms a deep and spectacular gorge where erosion caused by water flow has exposed multicolored layers of highly polished, extremely hard, stratified sedimentary rocks, predominantly in reddish, ochre, and white tones.

This picturesque landscape has allowed Danhah to become a popular tourist and hiking destination in recent years, attracting numerous visitors.

Some of the former inhabitants of the Danhah area moved their permanent homes to the surroundings of the village of Ghub, which has expanded west of the central area of the floodplain of Dibba ().

File:Wadi Danhah - Wadi Zanhah - Emirate of Fujairah. Gorge and stratified rocks - 3.jpg|Wadi Danhah - Wadi Zanhah - Gorge and stratified rocks File:Danhah - Village - Palm groves.jpg|Palm groves and cultivated areas File:Wadi Danhah - Wadi Zanhah - Emirate of Fujairah - Map-.jpg|Map of Wadi Danhah - Wadi Zanhah - Emirate of Fujairah

Toponymy

Alternative names: Dhanhah, Z̧anḩah, Zahar, Z̧aḩah, Zanhah, Ḍanḥah, Danhah, Dhanha.

The name Danhah (spelled Dhanha and Z̧anḩah), its wadis, mountains, and nearby towns, were recorded in the documentation and maps produced between 1950 and 1960 by the British Arabist, cartographer, military officer and diplomat Julian F. Walker, during the work carried out to establish the borders between the then so-called Trucial States, later completed by the UK Ministry of Defence, with 1:100,000 scale maps published from 1971 onwards.

The National Atlas of the United Arab Emirates does not expressly mention the name of this village, but Wadi Danhah does, spelled Wādī Ḍanḥah.

Population

The area near the Danhah and Wadi Danhah was mainly populated by the Sharqiyin tribe, specifically the tribal sections or areas of Dhanahana,Emirates Wildlife Encyclopedia - Prepared and Researched - Juma Khalifa bin Thalith Al-Himyari - Knowledge and Human Development Authority Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2014) - pg. 271 - موسوعة الإمارات البرية - إعداد وبحث - جمعة خليفة بن ثالث الحميري - هيئة المعرفة والتنمية البشرية دبي، الإمارات العربية المتحدة Yamāmaḩah, and Fuhūd.

Archaeological remains near Danhah / Zanhah testify to human presence in this area since ancient times.

References

Jāmiʿat al-Imārāt al-ʿArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah. (1993). "The national atlas of the United Arab Emirates". United Arab Emirates University with GEOprojects (U.K.) Ltd..
"Wadi Zanhah - Rainbow Valley Hike - Vishak Bhat".
"Fujairah Adventure Guide - Dhanha Trail".
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
Map FCO 18/1787 - 1972 - Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE): Dibba, with handwritten annotations - 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/18/1787
Lancaster, William, 1938-. (2011). "Honour is in contentment : life before oil in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) and some neighboring regions". De Gruyter.
Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol. II. Geographical and Statistical. J G Lorimer. 1908', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/20/C91/4, in Qatar Digital Library https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023515720.0x00005d
Tribes of Trucial States coast - 1958- Ref. FO 371/132894 https://www.agda.ae/index.php/en/catalogue/tna/fo/371/132894/n/96
Britton, Georgia. “An Archaeological Survey of Northern Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.” Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, pg. 159 - 2004. <:https://www.academia.edu/48243045/An_archaeological_survey_of_northern_Fujairah_United_Arab_Emirates>

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