Marawah Island
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Marawah[1][2] (Template:Langx) is a low-lying island off the coast of the Al Dhafra region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.
Geography
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Geology
Current research indicates that the island was formed from relict Pleistocene limestone platforms linked by Holocene sand and beach deposits and intervening patches of sabkha.
Environment
Marawah island is in the Marawah Biosphere Reserve, as recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and is one of the six marine protected areas in the Zayed Network of Protected Areas, a network managed by the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi.[3][4]
The coastline of the island, with its extensive tidal mudflats, has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports both passage and wintering populations of many waders, including grey plovers, Siberian sand plovers, bar-tailed godwits, great knots and crab-plovers.[5]
History
The west first became aware of the island around 1829 when the East India Company recorded its location in a nautical survey of the Persian Gulf.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Archaeology
Although privately owned, the island is a key center of archaeology. Recent excavations yielded a small natural pearl that was carbon dated to 5800/5600 BCE.[6]
In 1992, the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey (ADIAS) completed a preliminary survey of the island. Archeologists identified 13 sites dating from the Neolithic to the Islamic Period (12-13 AD).Template:Clarification needed
In 2004, ADIAS discovered the oldest human skeleton ever found in the region amid the remains of Neolithic buildings and over 200 flint tools. DNA was extracted from teeth that were recovered from the site, and it was determined that the remains were about 7,500 years old.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
External links
- UAE History, 20,000 - 2,000 years ago
- UAE Interact, Map Room
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- Islands of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
- Important Bird Areas of Persian Gulf islands
- Important Bird Areas of the United Arab Emirates
- Archaeological sites in the United Arab Emirates
- Biosphere reserves of the United Arab Emirates
- Former populated places in the United Arab Emirates
- Western Region, Abu Dhabi
- Private islands of Asia