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Al Madam Buried Village القرية المدفونةSharjah Ghost Village
Abandoned village Ghost Village
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Coordinates: 24°53′41″N 55°45′49″E / 24.894844°N 55.763647°E / 24.894844; 55.763647
Country	United Arab Emirates
Emirate	Emirate of Sharjah
Time zone	UTC+4

Al Madam Buried Village (Arabic: القرية المدفونة) or Sharjah Ghost Village is an abandoned village in Emirate of Sharjah United Arab Emirates, located in the Al Mudam Area Municipality - Sharjah of Al Madam.

This village is located near the border between Sharjah and Oman. Sand dunes rise above the deserted houses of this abandoned town, and cracked walls and wallpaper provide an eerie backdrop to the lives of the residents left behind.

History

Al Madam village was built in the 1970s and was developed as part of the government's modernization program, specifically targeting neighbouring tribes as a public housing project. With the intention of recreating the landscape during the unification of the seven emirates, the village includes 12 houses and a mosque.

Gallery

• The Mosque, Al Madam
• inside view of Abandoned house

References

1. Salim, Sahim. "Sharjah's 'Buried Village' to be reclaimed from the desert". Khaleej Times.
2. "Watch: Head to the Buried Village for a spooky day out in Al Madam, Sharjah". gulfnews.com. January 13, 2022.
3. AP, Sahim Salim /. "Look: Sharjah's half-buried village offers glimpses into UAE's glorious past". Khaleej Times.
4. "An abandoned desert village an hour from Dubai offers a glimpse at the UAE's hardscrabble past". AP News. August 16, 2023.
5. Monks, Kieron (February 5, 2020). "Mysterious abandoned village becomes a lure for intrepid travelers". CNN.
6. "In pictures: The buried village of Al Madam offers a glimpse of UAE's past". gulfnews.com. August 16, 2023.
7. "A UAE village lost in sands of time". gulfnews.com. January 4, 2019.
8. Wilson, Matthew. "A half-buried ghost town near Dubai is attracting explorers from across the world — but no one knows why it was abandoned". Business Insider.

v t e Emirate of Sharjah
Government	Sharjah Municipality SIDA Sharjah RTA SDPW SMA Sharjah Police Department SEWA
Municipalities	Sharjah Al Hamriyah Al Bataeh Al Madam Dhaid Mleiha Dibba Al-Hisn Kalba Khor Fakkan
Towns or townships	Suburb and district Al Heera Al Khan Al Sajaa Nad Al Miqsar Nazwa Shis Tahil Thameed Wadi Helo Zubarah Metropolis Sharjah Major municipal towns Sharjah City, Khor Fakkan, Dhaid, Mleiha, Kalba largest cities Downtown Sharjah, Muwaileh Commercial, Rolla, Al Butina,Sharjah Industrial area, Al Sajaa, University City
Regions	Sharjah Region Central Region Eastern Region
Exclaves	Nahwa
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