Cultural Heritage and Traditions of the UAE
- The UAE is a country rich in culture and traditions.
- The ancient traditions of the Emirates
Fishing
- The sea has always provided a valuable source of food for the people of the Emirates.
- Fish traps could be of the fixed, hadra type by which fish were guided along a stake-fence.
- Turtles and dugongs also provided valuable protein.
- The territory, which had over time become the exclusive dar of the Bani Yas tribes, is bordered by 600 km of coast.
- Fish which was not consumed fresh was hung up in the sun to dry.
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Plato
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