{{Infobox settlement | official_name = Falaj Al Mualla | image_skyline = Falaj Al Mualla Fort.jpg | image_flag = | image_caption = Falaj Al Mualla Fort | image_seal = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = United Arab Emirates | coordinates = {{coord|25|21|11|N|55|51|12|E|region:AE|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[United Arab Emirates]] | subdivision_type1 = Emirate | subdivision_name1 = [[Emirate of Umm Al Quwain]] | subdivision_name2 = | established_title = | established_date = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_km2 = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 82 | elevation_ft = 272 | population_total = 4,253<ref>[https://www.city-facts.com/falaj-al-mu%60alla/population City Facts]</ref> | population_as_of = 2015 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_metro = | website = | footnotes = | timezone = | utc_offset = | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = }}
'''Falaj Al Mualla''' is the inland oasis town of [[Emirate of Umm Al Quwain|Umm Al Quwain]], one of the seven emirates which comprise the [[United Arab Emirates|United Arab Emirates (UAE).]] Originally called '''Falaj Al Ali''', after the [[Al-Ali (tribe)|Al Ali tribe]] which settled Umm Al Quwain, Falaj Al Mualla is located some 30 km inland of the city of Umm Al Quwain.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition|last=Heard-Bey|first=Frauke|date=2005|publisher=Motivate|isbn=1860631673|location=London|oclc=64689681}}</ref> It was settled approximately at the same time as the Al Ali moved from the island of Sinniyah to the mainland after water supplies on the island were exhausted.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/heritage/in-uaq-old-town-past-and-present-collide-1.448929|title=In UAQ Old Town, past and present collide|work=The National|access-date=2018-10-14|language=en}}</ref>
Falaj Al Mualla is notable for its fort and also three watchtowers (east, west and north), which guard the fertile ''[[wadi]]''. It is also the site of a bathing house, built in the early 19th century – as was the fort – by the Ruler of Umm Al Quwain, [[Abdullah bin Rashid Al Mualla]]. The construction of the fort has been dated back to 1825.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/historic-uaq-fort-reopens-for-national-day-1.111063|title=Historic UAQ fort reopens for National Day|work=The National|access-date=2018-10-27|language=en}}</ref>
== History == The east and west towers underwent renovation in 2007 and restoration of the fort was started in 2009, a process completed in 2015.<ref name=":0" /> The bathing house was restored in 2014. The fort today houses Falaj Al Mualla museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ahd.uaq.ae/en/about-us/museums/falaj-mualla.html|title=Falaj Al Mualla Museum|access-date=2018-10-27|archive-date=2022-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519200216/https://ahd.uaq.ae/en/about-us/museums/falaj-mualla.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Date palms == A fertile area, irrigated by [[aquifer]]s flowing down from the [[Hajar Mountains]], Falaj Al Mualla has long been associated with farming, with some 60 families traditionally making a living from the 5,000 date palms in the oasis.<ref>{{Cite book|title=From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition|last=Heard-Bey|first=Frauke|date=2005|publisher=Motivate|isbn=1860631673|location=London|pages=225|oclc=64689681}}</ref> The agricultural trial station at [[Digdaga]], established in 1955, maintained five acres of experimental pasture in the area<ref>{{Cite book|title=From Trucial States to United Arab Emirates : a society in transition|last=Heard-Bey|first=Frauke|date=2005|publisher=Motivate|isbn=1860631673|location=London|pages=326|oclc=64689681}}</ref> and Falaj Al Mualla was the site of the first poultry farm in the UAE.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://government.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-seven-emirates/umm-al-quwain#economy|title=Umm Al Quwain - The Official Portal of the UAE Government|website=government.ae|language=en|access-date=2018-10-28}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}[[File:Falaj Al Mualla Pano.jpg|thumb|The desert surrounding Falaj Al Mualla Tower|center|420x420px]] {{commonscat}} {{Umm al-Quwain}}
[[Category:Populated places in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain]]
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