Ed Dur

Ed-Dur

ٱلدُّوْر
The site of the Ancient Near Eastern City of Ed-Dur today. It thrived in the 1st century CE as a coastal port and city that traded across the ancient world.
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Alternative name	Ed-Dour[1]
Location	Umm Al Quwain, the UAE
Region	Eastern Arabia
Coordinates	25°31′20″N 55°37′34″E / 25.52222°N 55.62611°E / 25.52222; 55.62611
Type	Settlement
Part of	Umm Al-Quwain
Area	5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)

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History of the United Arab Emirates
Bronze Age Magan civilization Umm Al Nar culture Archaeological sites Mleiha Al Ashoosh Al Sufouh Ed-Dur Hili Saruq Al Hadid Shimal Tell Abraq
Iron Age Wadi Suq culture Archaeological sites Al Thuqeibah Bidaa Bint Saud Ed-Dur Muweilah Seih Al Harf Qattara Oasis Rumailah Saruq Al Hadid Shimal Tell Abraq
Pre-Islamic Era Sasanian rule Archaeological sites Ed-Dur
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Ed Dur, also known as Al Dour and Ad Dour (Arabic: ٱلدُّوْر, romanized: Ad-Dūr, lit. 'The Houses')^[1][2] is an Ancient Near Eastern City, today located in Umm Al Quwain, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).^[3] One of the largest archaeological sites in the emirates,^[4] comprising an area of some 5 km² (1.9 sq mi), the coastal settlement overlooks Al Beidha Lake. One of the most important archaeological finds in the UAE, and closely associated with the inland trading centre of Mleiha, Ed Dur has been dubbed 'one of the most significant lost cities of Arabia'.^[5]