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. Marawah is located 100 km (62 mi) west of the city and capital, Abu Dhabi. The island is around 13 km (8.1 mi) from east to west and about 5.5 km (3.4 mi) from north to south. There are three islands in proximity to Marawah: the small island of Al Fiyah to the west, the island of Junaina to the southeast, and the island of Abu al Abyad in the east.[citation needed]
Environment and Protectionedit
Marawah island is in the Marawah Biosphere Reserve, as recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 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]
Historyedit
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.[citation needed]
Archaeologyedit
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.[5]
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.[citation needed]
marawah, island, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 201. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Marawah Island news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Marawah 1 2 Arabic م ر و ح romanized Marawaḥ is a low lying island off the coast of the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi the United Arab Emirates The island is 15 km 9 3 mi north of the Khor al Bazm lagoon along the Abu Dhabi coastline in the southern Gulf Contents 1 Geology and geography 2 Environment and Protection 3 History 4 Archaeology 5 References 6 External linksGeology and geography editCurrent research indicates that the island was formed from relict Pleistocene limestone platforms linked by Holocene sand and beach deposits and intervening patches of sabkha Marawah is located 100 km 62 mi west of the city and capital Abu Dhabi The island is around 13 km 8 1 mi from east to west and about 5 5 km 3 4 mi from north to south There are three islands in proximity to Marawah the small island of Al Fiyah to the west the island of Junaina to the southeast and the island of Abu al Abyad in the east citation needed Environment and Protection editMarawah island is in the Marawah Biosphere Reserve as recognised by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation 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 History editThe 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 citation needed Archaeology editAlthough 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 5 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 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 citation needed References edit Marawah Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey Environment analysis The Report Abu Dhabi 2015 Oxford Business Group 2016 05 09 p 278 ISBN 9781910068250 Marawah is UAE s first biosphere reserve gulfnews com Retrieved 2020 07 12 EAD commemorates Year of Zayed with 10 environmental initiatives wam Retrieved 2020 07 12 World s oldest pearl discovered near Abu Dhabi BBC External links editUAE History 20 000 2 000 years ago UAE Interact Map Room 24 17 N 53 15 E 24 283 N 53 250 E 24 283 53 250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marawah Island amp oldid 1186909864, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
