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Awhala Fort

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Awhala Fort
Awhala Fort. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Awhala Fort is a restored late Islamic Fort in the village of Awhala (also variously rendered Ohala, Wahala and Ouhala), in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The village is located in the lower reaches of the Wadi Helo. Significant finds of Iron Age development lie below the foundations of the fort and signs of Wadi Suq period occupation have also been found.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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