A Village that Forever Sleeps: The Ghost Town of Jazirat Al Hamra

Published August 12th, 2018 - 01:03 GMT

By Ewelina Lepionko

Jazirat Al Hamra - Red Island - is a coastal village in the Northern UAE abandoned almost 40 years ago before the discovery of oil and gas in the region.

Eerie remnants of houses, schools, a mosque and marketplaces are now nothing more than derelict empty shells. Here you can see what life was like before the UAE struck it rich with oil.

 

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‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (hindsworld.com )

‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (bordersofadventure.com)

‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (dubayblog.com)

‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)

‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)

‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)

‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)

‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)

‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)

‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (static.insydodubai.com)

‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (hindsworld.com )
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (bordersofadventure.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (dubayblog.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (static.insydodubai.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (hindsworld.com )
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (hindsworld.com )
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (bordersofadventure.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (bordersofadventure.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (dubayblog.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (dubayblog.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (thetravelhack.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (static.insydodubai.com)
‘Ghost Town’ of Ras Al Khaimah (static.insydodubai.com)

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