Dalma (island)

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Dalma Island

| native_name = جزيرة دلما {{in lang|ar}}

| image_skyline = Dalma, UAE.jpg

| caption = Satellite view of Dalma in 2016

| pushpin_map = United Arab Emirates

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in United Arab Emirates

| coordinates = {{coord|24|31|N|52|19|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = 25px United Arab Emirates

| subdivision_type1 = Emirate

| subdivision_name1 = Abu Dhabi

| subdivision_type2 = Municipal Region

| subdivision_name2 = Al Gharbia

| population_as_of = 2000

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 5,000~

}}

Dalma island ({{langx|ar|جزيرة دلما}}) is an Emirati island located in the Persian Gulf, approximately {{convert|42|km}} off the coast of Abu Dhabi. The island is served by the Dalma Airport {{airport codes|ZDY}} and by a mainland ferry. The island has multiple fresh water wells, which made human settlement possible, historically. It had a population of approximately 5,000 in the 2000 census.{{cite news|url=https://www.emaratalyoum.com/life/four-sides/2008-11-29-1.182378|title=دلما.. جزيرة اللؤلؤ والمياه العذبة|publisher=الامارات اليوم|date=29 November 2008}}

History

The Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey (ADIAS) carried out an initial archaeological survey of Dalma island in 1992. A total of more than 20 archaeological sites were identified on the island, ranging in time from the Neolithic (Late Stone Age).{{cite web|title=Ancient settlements detected at Dalma Island and Al Khan|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/ancient-settlements-detected-at-dalma-island-and-al-khan-1.428575|access-date=2 November 2011}}

References

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{{Abu Dhabi}}

Category:Islands of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Category:Western Region, Abu Dhabi

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