Madha is in Oman and bordered inside UAE. Yes, you read it right. Let me revisit, Madha's borders are surrounded by UAE and inside the Oman Governate is Nahwa which is part of UAE. Confusing? Let's get on the map There across Madha, as you can see is Nahwa. Nahwa which is a part of Sharjah, UAE. History The history goes back way before the formation of UAE. It in its early times belonged to the ruler of Ras Al Khaimah (or Qawassim as they were called), then taken by force by the Shihuh of Dibba Bai'ah around the late 19th century. Then around 1930 to 1940 according to the piece in Wikipedia (not the best for citing I know), the 4 leaders of the Musandham Peninsula from rival clans were asked of their alignment and other than the Madhani clan, all of them aligned with UAE. The others were A
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Ever wondered why there is a tiny bordered land within UAE? The story of Madha, Oman
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