Sakamkam
Place in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
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Sakamkam is a wadi and settlement in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sakamkam Fort is located here.
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Sakamkam Fort | |
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| Coordinates: 25°10′25″N 56°20′1″E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Fujairah |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
The area is located some 7 km north of the city of Fujairah. Archaeological finds here have been particularly rich, with some 126 burials located, including oval, circular and the characteristic Wadi Suq period figure-of-eight burial. A number of Late Islamic period ceramics have also been found in the wadi, dating from the 15th-18th centuries.[1]
Surveys of the burials and settlement remains in the wadi started in the 1980s, by a Swiss team. Further surveys were requested in 2001 and 2002 by utility companies installing infrastructure[2] and were carried out by the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, ADIAS.[3]
