Rams (Ras Al Khaimah)

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Rams is a suburb of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).{{Cite web|url= https://visitrasalkhaimah.com/discover/attractions/al-rams-corniche/|title=Al Rams Corniche - Seaside - Ras Al Khaimah|website=en.rasalkhaimah.ae|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-09-12}} Once a pearl diving and fishing community that frequently disputed the rule of Ras Al Khaimah, today it forms the northern coastal settlement of the city.

History

A coastal community, Rams' hinterland consists of palm groves and the fort of Dhayah. It was at Rams that the British punitive expedition landed in 1819, following the sack of Ras Al Khaimah. The British fought their way inland to Dhayah, where they encountered spirited resistance, finally taking the surrender of almost 800 men, women and children after surrounding and bombarding the fort for some three days.{{Cite book |last=Lorimer |first=John |title=Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf |publisher=British Government, Bombay |year=1915 |pages=668}} The General Maritime Treaty of 1820 was signed by Hassan bin Ali, 'Sheikh of Zyah' who was, in fact, the Sheikh of Rams and Dhayah.{{Cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Vol II|last=Lorimer|first=John|publisher=British Government, Bombay|year=1915|pages=1573}}

Rams was traditionally home to the Tanaij tribe, all 400 houses there were settled by the early 19th century by that tribe. Almost a hundred years later, the village had a single shop, kept by a Persian gentleman, and some 7,000 date palms. The inland area of Dhayah was by then uninhabited, having been sacked by the British in 1819.

They mostly relied on pearl fishing, with a fleet of 3 pearl boats and 10 fishing boats.{{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=75|oclc=64689681}} The Tanaij of Rams would frequently hire members of the mountain Shihuh tribe for pearling expeditions.{{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=78|oclc=64689681}} Themselves desiring independence, Rams' community frequently came into conflict with the Rulers of Ras Al Khaimah.{{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=298|oclc=64689681}}

It has a long, 1.6 km beach, which has in recent year witnessed a number of ecological disasters, including a mass death event where thousands of dead fish, thought to be sardines, were washed up on the beach in May 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/environment/thousands-of-dead-fish-wash-up-on-ras-al-khaimah-s-al-rams-beach-1.2217979|title=Thousands of dead fish wash up on Ras Al Khaimah's Al Rams beach|author=Aghaddir Ali|date=2018-05-07|work=GulfNews|access-date=2018-09-12}} Earlier in the year, a 9-meter whale was washed up.{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/ras-al-khaimah/dead-whale-washes-up-on-ras-al-khaimahs-shores-|title=Dead whale washes up on Ras Al Khaimah's shores|last=Shaaban|first=Ahmed|website=www.khaleejtimes.com|access-date=2018-09-12}}

With its long history of pearl fishing, many of the older buildings in Rams (constructed from wood, coral and local materials) are being considered for redevelopment.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/comment/al-rams-a-community-facing-an-uncertain-future-by-antonie-robertson-1.378685|title=Al Rams: A community facing an uncertain future, by Antonie Robertson|work=The National|access-date=2018-09-12|language=en}}

Nature

Thousands of blue blubber jellyfish washed up along the shores of Rams in March and April 2019, which was unusual for this time of the year.{{Cite web |last=Haza |first=Ruba |date=2019-03-20 |title=Thousands of jellyfish caught off Ras Al Khaimah |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/thousands-of-jellyfish-caught-off-ras-al-khaimah-1.838974 |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=The National |language=en}} {{Cite web |title=Jellyfish swarm Ras Al Khaimah shores |url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/jellyfish-swarm-ras-al-khaimah-shores-1.234438 |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}} Fishermen had to net the jellyfish as they disrupted their work.

References

Category:Populated places in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah