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This village is located between the borders of ] and ], and is known as the UAE's 'ghost village'. Sand dunes rise above the deserted houses of this abandoned town<ref>https://apnews.com/article/uae-dubai-history-bedouin-village-desert-67d2db1b302c6756af167f567ab9f0c9</ref>, and cracked walls and wallpaper provide an eerie backdrop to the lives of its residents. Left behind.<ref>https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/al-madam-abandoned-village-uae/index.html</ref><ref>https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/in-pictures-the-buried-village-of-al-madam-offers-a-glimpse-of-uaes-past-1.1692166115176?slide=5</ref><ref>https://gulfnews.com/uae/a-uae-village-lost-in-sands-of-time-1.2200858</ref> |
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This village is located between the borders of ] and ], and is known as the UAE's 'ghost village'. Sand dunes rise above the deserted houses of this abandoned town<ref>https://apnews.com/article/uae-dubai-history-bedouin-village-desert-67d2db1b302c6756af167f567ab9f0c9</ref>, and cracked walls and wallpaper provide an eerie backdrop to the lives of its residents. Left behind.<ref>https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/al-madam-abandoned-village-uae/index.html</ref><ref>https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/in-pictures-the-buried-village-of-al-madam-offers-a-glimpse-of-uaes-past-1.1692166115176?slide=5</ref><ref>https://gulfnews.com/uae/a-uae-village-lost-in-sands-of-time-1.2200858</ref> |
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==History== |
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==History== |
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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 beautiful houses and a mosque<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/half-buried-village-near-dubai-popular-tourists</ref>. |
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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 beautiful houses and a mosque.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/half-buried-village-near-dubai-popular-tourists</ref>. |
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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 beautiful houses and a mosque..