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By Staff Reporter
A week ago, His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohamad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, wrote about the history of Zaabi tripe, and where they lived in Jazeera Al Hamra, in Ras Al Khaimah. The name means the Red Island. A history lesson prevailed by Dr Sultan showing us how The Royal Navy of the British Empire was deceived 200 years ago by village people.
He explains, “On the 16th of January 1820, Thomas, a lieutenant and field engineer, was assigned to go to the Red Island on the East India Company’s warship Sigma W/T, which arrived at Jazeera Al Hamra on the same day.
