# Shimal > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shimal > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shimal.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimal > Source revision: 1330448018 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Place in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates Shimal Shimal Coordinates: 25°49′5″N 56°1′54″E / 25.81806°N 56.03167°E / 25.81806; 56.03167 Country United Arab Emirates Emirate Ras Al Khaimah Elevation 134 m (440 ft) This article is part of a series on the History of the United Arab Emirates Ancient history Neolithic Dark Millennium Bronze Age Magan civilization Umm Al Nar culture Wadi Suq culture Archaeological sites Mleiha Al Ashoosh Al Sufouh Ed-Dur Hili Saruq Al Hadid Shimal Tell Abraq Iron Age Iron Age in the United Arab Emirates Archaeological sites Al Thuqeibah Al Bithnah Bidaa Bint Saud Ed Dur Muweilah Seih Al Harf Qattara Oasis Rumailah Saruq Al Hadid Shimal Tell Abraq Pre-Islamic Era Sasanian rule Archaeological sites Mleiha Ed-Dur Islamic Era Battle of Dibba Kush Julfar Jumeirah Archaeological Site Shimal Wadi Sur Colonial Era Portuguese Dibba Portuguese Khor Fakkan Julfar Persian Gulf campaign of 1809 Persian Gulf campaign of 1819 General Maritime Treaty of 1820 Perpetual Maritime Truce Exclusive Agreement Trucial States Hyacinth incident Modern history Al Mahatta Fort Buraimi Dispute Pearling industry Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates border dispute Argoub Al Sedirah Foundation of the United Arab Emirates Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs First parliamentary election Yemeni Civil War Qatar blockade Socotra dispute COVID-19 pandemic Topics Archaeology Ancient settlements United Arab Emirates portal v t e **Shimal** is a settlement in [Ras Al Khaimah](/source/Ras_Al_Khaimah), [United Arab Emirates](/source/United_Arab_Emirates). It is associated with the [Shihuh](/source/Al_Shihuh) tribe of the Northern UAE and [Oman](/source/Oman) and with the foundation of the Islamic era port of [Julfar](/source/Emirate_of_Ras_Al_Khaimah), and was once the seat of the Ruler of Julfar. It is also the location of an important archaeological site dating back to the [Umm Al Nar](/source/Umm_al-Nar_Culture) culture (2600–2000 BC). ## Archaeology Tombs excavated and surveyed at Shimal include both the round Umm Al Nar type and the barrow tombs typical of the [Wadi Suq](/source/Wadi_Suq_Culture) era. Grave goods found at Shimal have included large finds of pottery as well as beads and objects providing a link to the [Harappan](/source/Indus_Valley_Civilisation) Indus Valley Civilisation.[1] The burial grounds at Shimal consist of at least 250 graves, some of which have been found to encompass over 300 burials. Many of the tombs were re-used.[2] The nearby site of [Seih Al Harf](/source/Seih_Al_Harf) mirrors many of the finds at Shimal. The excavations at Shimal, principally those of the mid-1980s by a team from the [University of Göttingen](/source/University_of_G%C3%B6ttingen) in Germany, are significant as they provided early evidence of the Wadi Suq period, including finds of pottery, soft-stone vessels, bronze and copper weapons and beads which came to be regarded as typical of the period c. 2000–1300 BC in the UAE.[3] ## Sheba's Palace Shimal Fort, known locally as "Sheba's Palace", is an Islamic era fortification connected with the town wall of nearby Julfar, the Islamic era trading port and settlement. It was thought to have been the seat of the Ruler of Julfar. The [Wadi Sur](/source/Wadi_Sur) town wall, running some 7km from the lagoon to the south of present-day Ras Al Khaimah to the mountains, was a 4–5m high defensive structure with watchtowers placed every 150 metres. The fort consists of a long rectangular structure located on a plateau overlooking the plain and settlement of Kush and, latterly, [Julfar](/source/Julfar). It has been dated to the 11th century, contemporaneous with the construction of the wall and the growth of Julfar as an important port, with [Kush](/source/Kush_(Ras_Al_Khaimah)) as its administrative centre. In the 13th century, Kush was abandoned as the coastal area of Al Mataf flowered when Julfar became a tributary of the Kingdom of Hormuz.[4] The town wall continued to be an important fortification until its collapse in the mid-18th century, while Sheba's Palace was relegated to the role of refuge fortification[4] (a role also performed by the fort of [Dhayah](/source/Dhayah_Fort) to the North of Shimal, where the final surrender of the [Qawasim](/source/Al-Qasimi) to the British took place in 1819).[5] ## See also - [List of ancient settlements in the UAE](/source/List_of_ancient_settlements_in_the_UAE) - [Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates](/source/Archaeology_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates) Shimal Fort, also known locally as 'Sheba's Palace'. Wadi Suq era burial at Shimal, UAE ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Potts, Daniel T. (1988). [*Araby the Blest: Studies in Arabian Archaeology*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Bh4qgWUJzjIC&q=shimal+ras+al+khaimah&pg=PA45). Museum Tusculanum Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788772890517](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788772890517). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Shimal Archaeological Site"](https://enhg.org/field/shimal/shimal.htm). *www.enhg.org*. Retrieved 2017-12-05. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** UAEINTERACT. ["UAE Interact, United Arab Emirates information, news, photographs, maps and webcams"](http://www.uaeinteract.com/history/e_walk/con_4/con4_36.asp). *www.uaeinteract.com*. Retrieved 2017-12-05. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_4-1) Hellyer, Peter; Potts, Daniel (2012). *Fifty years of Emirates archaeology: proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates*. Abu Dhabi. pp. 216–221. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-86063-323-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-86063-323-2). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1004865536](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1004865536).{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Lorimer, John (1915). *Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf*. British Government, Bombay. p. 669. 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