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There are mentions of older pearling towns in ancient texts, but this is the oldest physical town that was found. Archaeologists found the oldest known pearling town in the United Arab Emirates, Phys ...

SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Archaeologists said Monday they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island off one of the northern sheikhdoms of the United Arab ...

This photo captured by a drone shows ruins on Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain, United Arab Emirates, Monday, March 20, 2023. Archaeologists said Monday that they have found the oldest pearling town in ...

Archaeologists in Umm Al Quwain have discovered a pearling village thought to be almost 1,300 years old. Just one hour’s drive from Dubai, the UAE’s oldest pearling village settlement is located on an ...

On and around the southernmost point of Muharraq city, close to Bahrain's capital Manama, a Pearling Path, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2012, is at its final stages of renovation to ...

A group of archeologists in the United Arab Emirates said Monday that they’ve found what they believe to be the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on Sinniyah Island, just east of the Umm ...