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Al Hayl
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Al Hayl
Coordinates: 25°06′13″N56°17′14″E / 25.103619°N 56.287247°E / 25.103619; 56.287247 Coordinates: 25°06′13″N56°17′14″E / 25.103619°N 56.287247°E / 25.103619; 56.287247
Country United Arab Emirates
Emirate Fujairah
Petroglyph site at Wadi Hayl Petroglyphs.jpg
Petroglyph site at Wadi Hayl

Al Hayl is a suburb of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), at the mouth of the Wadi Hayl. [1] The old village in the Wadi Hayl is traditionally the home of the Kunud (singular Al Kindi) tribe. [2]

Hayl is the site of a Dhs1.7 billion construction project, Mohammed bin Zayed City, which is planned to comprise 1,100 houses and apartments, as well as offering community services. [3]

Al Hayl Fort, [4] a hilltop fortification that has been dated to 1932, stands over the restored old village of Hayl. The wadi also contains a collection of petroglyphs, [5] thought to date back to the Iron Age. Over 100 examples of rock art have been documented but a number are under threat because of the expansion of quarries as well as industrial sites and residential areas. [6]

The Kunud are thought to be descendants of Aswad Al Kindi, who moved to the area of Oman from Yemen in the time of Muhammad. [7]

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