Al Fahlain | |
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  Al Fahlain | |
| Coordinates:25°41′3″N55°58′0″E / 25.68417°N 55.96667°E /25.68417; 55.96667 | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Ras Al Khaimah |
| Elevation | 18 m (62 ft) |
Al Fahlain is the name of a settlement in the emirate ofRas Al Khaimah, traditionally mostly settled by members of theNaqbiyin tribe.[1]
Together with the village ofKhatt, adjacent to the south, the village of Fahlain formed part of the Sheikhdom of the 19th centuryAl Qasimi ruler of Ras Al Khaimah,Hassan bin Rahmah who signed theGeneral Maritime Treaty of 1820 with theBritish.
In the 1819 expedition fromBombay, British forces sacked Ras Al Khaimah and Hassan Bin Rahmah signed a preliminary agreement to cede Ras Al Khaimah town, which became the British garrison.[2] He signed the 1820 treaty as "Sheikh of Hatt and Falna, formerly of Ras Al Khaimah". Hatt is modern Khatt, while Falna is Fahlain.
The mosque at Fahlain has been compared to that ofAl Badiyah and is said to be the oldest in Ras Al Khaimah. Contemporary accounts date it to before the 18th Century.[3] In 1903,Lorimer noted the village consisted of 60 Naqbiyin houses and 2,000 date palms.
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