| Photo Essay:
‘Ghost Town’ - Al Madam in Sharjah, UAE. |
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Lying in ruins now, the village, according to locals in the vicinity, was once inhabited by Al Kutbi tribe, one of the three prominent tribes residing in and around Al Madam, a small town governed by Sharjah emirate.
Abandoned a few decades back, the village now lies half buried in sand, and nobody is precisely sure why. It could be the jinn (supernatural creatures that Arabs and Muslims believe exist in this world but not visible to human eyes; the creatures are also mentioned in the Quran) or the inhospitable desert or a combination of both, so the local legend goes.
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| Photo Essay:
‘Ghost Town’ - Al Madam in Sharjah, UAE. |
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Lying in ruins now, the village, according to locals in the vicinity, was once inhabited by Al Kutbi tribe, one of the three prominent tribes residing in and around Al Madam, a small town governed by Sharjah emirate.
Abandoned a few decades back, the village now lies half buried in sand, and nobody is precisely sure why. It could be the jinn (supernatural creatures that Arabs and Muslims believe exist in this world but not visible to human eyes; the creatures are also mentioned in the Quran) or the inhospitable desert or a combination of both, so the local legend goes.
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#Dubai #MyDubai #DXB #jumeirah #outofthephone #huawei #UAE #sheikhzayed #middleeast #igersuae #instadubai #igdubai #mydubai #oriental #artofvisuals #agameoftones #documentaryphotography #reportagespotlight #photojournalism #justgoshoot #thecreatorclass #peoplescreatives #createexplore #createexploretakeover #chasinglight #peoplephotography #streetphotography #architecturephotography #lensculture #urbanromantix
| Photo Essay:
‘Ghost Town’ - Al Madam in Sharjah, UAE. |
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Lying in ruins now, the village, according to locals in the vicinity, was once inhabited by Al Kutbi tribe, one of the three prominent tribes residing in and around Al Madam, a small town governed by Sharjah emirate.
Abandoned a few decades back, the village now lies half buried in sand, and nobody is precisely sure why. It could be the jinn (supernatural creatures that Arabs and Muslims believe exist in this world but not visible to human eyes; the creatures are also mentioned in the Quran) or the inhospitable desert or a combination of both, so the local legend goes.
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#Dubai #MyDubai #DXB #jumeirah #outofthephone #huawei #UAE #sheikhzayed #middleeast #igersuae #instadubai #igdubai #mydubai #oriental #artofvisuals #agameoftones #documentaryphotography #reportagespotlight #photojournalism #justgoshoot #thecreatorclass #peoplescreatives #createexplore #createexploretakeover #chasinglight #peoplephotography #streetphotography #architecturephotography #lensculture #urbanromantix
| Photo Essay:
‘Ghost Town’ - Al Madam in Sharjah, UAE. |
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Most of these houses were constructed back in 1970s or 1980s under some housing project in emirates. If you enter inside a house, you’ll notice a huge pile of sand and dunes resting within what once must have been a cosy bedroom or dining room. Keep walking, and you’ll find an abandoned mosque in proximity to the village.
People who have been there describe it not a great experience. A constant feeling of being watched will fill your heart and mind. But if you manage to ignore the haunting feelings, then you might just love exploring a town vanished in time and count it as an offbeat travel memory.
So, no one here knows the actual reason of abandonment but some people say that sand here is not at all friendly and seems to invade houses here. .
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| Photo Essay:
‘Ghost Town’ - Al Madam in Sharjah, UAE. |
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An inland town in United Arab Emirates (UAE), today known as Al Madam, lives as a ghost town, a place that has long been abandoned, long forgotten! An eerie silence now surrounds the entire place, which is locally called ‘Buried Village’. It used to be a tiny hamlet once upon a time. According to the locals nearby, it was once inhabited by the people of Al Kutbi tribe (they are among the three prominent tribes living in the vicinity of Al Madam). .
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