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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>{{Cite web\|url=https://apnews.com/article/uae-dubai-history-bedouin-village-desert-67d2db1b302c6756af167f567ab9f0c9\|title=An abandoned desert village an hour from Dubai offers a glimpse at the UAE's hardscrabble past\|date=August 16, 2023\|website=AP News}}</ref>, and cracked walls and wallpaper provide an eerie backdrop to the lives of its residents. Left behind.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/al-madam-abandoned-village-uae/index.html\|title=Mysterious abandoned village becomes a lure for intrepid travelers\|first=Kieron\|last=Monks\|date=February 5, 2020\|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/in-pictures-the-buried-village-of-al-madam-offers-a-glimpse-of-uaes-past-1.1692166115176?slide=5\|title=In pictures: The buried village of Al Madam offers a glimpse of UAE's past\|date=August 16, 2023\|website=gulfnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/a-uae-village-lost-in-sands-of-time-1.2200858\|title=A UAE village lost in sands of time\|date=January 4, 2019\|website=gulfnews.com}}</ref>		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>{{Cite web\|url=https://apnews.com/article/uae-dubai-history-bedouin-village-desert-67d2db1b302c6756af167f567ab9f0c9\|title=An abandoned desert village an hour from Dubai offers a glimpse at the UAE's hardscrabble past\|date=August 16, 2023\|website=AP News}}</ref>, and cracked walls and wallpaper provide an eerie backdrop to the lives of its residents. Left behind.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/al-madam-abandoned-village-uae/index.html\|title=Mysterious abandoned village becomes a lure for intrepid travelers\|first=Kieron\|last=Monks\|date=February 5, 2020\|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/in-pictures-the-buried-village-of-al-madam-offers-a-glimpse-of-uaes-past-1.1692166115176?slide=5\|title=In pictures: The buried village of Al Madam offers a glimpse of UAE's past\|date=August 16, 2023\|website=gulfnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/a-uae-village-lost-in-sands-of-time-1.2200858\|title=A UAE village lost in sands of time\|date=January 4, 2019\|website=gulfnews.com}}</ref>
	==History==		==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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/half-buried-village-near-dubai-popular-tourists\|title=A half-buried ghost town near Dubai is attracting explorers from across the world — but no one knows why it was abandoned\|first=Matthew\|last=Wilson\|website=Business Insider}}</ref>.		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.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/half-buried-village-near-dubai-popular-tourists\|title=A half-buried ghost town near Dubai is attracting explorers from across the world — but no one knows why it was abandoned\|first=Matthew\|last=Wilson\|website=Business Insider}}</ref>

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abandoned village in Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Place in Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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 between the borders of Sharjah and Oman, and is known as the UAE's 'ghost village'. Sand dunes rise above the deserted houses of this abandoned town, and cracked walls and wallpaper provide an eerie backdrop to the lives of its 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.