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 gorge where erosion caused by water flow has exposed multicolored layers of polished, 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 ().
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,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> later completed by the UK Ministry of Defence, with 1:100,000 scale maps published from 1971 onwards.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>
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 <https://khda.gov.ae/CMS/WebParts/TextEditor/Documents/Heritage_Book_2014.pdf> Yamāmaḩah, and Fuhūd.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>
Archaeological remains near Danhah / Zanhah testify to human presence in this area since ancient times.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>
See also Eastern Arabia List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates List of mountains in the United Arab Emirates List of wadis of Oman List of mountains in Oman
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