
| Coordinates | 33°51′35.9″N151°12′40″N |
|---|---|
| name | Khor Fakkan |
| official name | Khor Fakkan |
| native name | خورفكان |
| settlement type | town |
| translit lang1 type | Arabic |
| translit lang1 info | خورفكان |
| pushpin map | UAE |
| pushpin map caption | Location of Khor Fakkan |
| subdivision type1 | Country |
| subdivision name1 | United Arab Emirates |
| subdivision type2 | Emirate |
| subdivision name2 | Al-Sharjah |
| leader title | Emir |
| leader name | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi |
| population as of | 2006 |
| population total | 33575 |
| population density km2 | 1150 |
| utc offset | +4 |
| timezone | UAE Standard Time |
| latitude | 25°16?N |
| longitude | 55°20?E |
| footnotes | }} |
The log book of the Dutch vessel the ''Meerkat'' mentions this fort and another one, describing "Gorfacan" as place on a small bay, with about 200 small houses built from date branches, near the beach. It refers to a triangular Portuguese fortress on the northern side, in ruins, and a fortress on a hill on the southern side, also in ruins, without garrison or artillery. As well as date palms, the ''Meerkat''s log also mentions fig trees, melons, watermelons and myrrh. It notes several wells with "good and fresh water" used for irrigation.
One reason suggested for the ruinous state of the forts is an invasion in 1623 of the Persian navy under the control of Omani Sheikh Muhammad Suhari. Suhari, facing a Portuguese counter-attack, withdrew to the Portuguese forts, including that of Khor Fakkan. When the Persians were expelled, the Portuguese commander Rui Freire urged the people of Khor Fakkan to remain loyal to the Portuguese crown and established a Portuguese customs office as well.
In 1737, long after the Portuguese had been expelled from Arabia, the Persians again invaded Khor Fakkan, with the help of the Dutch, during their intervention in the Omani civil war. In 1765 Khor Fakkan belonged to a sheikh of the Al Qasimi, Sharjah's ruling family, according to the German traveler Carsten Niebuhr.
There is a map by the French cartographer Rigobert Bonne dating to about 1770 that shows the Arabian Peninsula and the Persian Gulf and shows Khor Fakkan.
Currently Khor Fakkan belong to the Al Naqbi tribal confederation, half of which lives in the Ras Al Khaimah.
One site of interest is the Rifaisa Dam, in the mountains of Khor Fakkan. This is believed to have been built over a village, and when the water is very still, the tops of the old houses are still visible.
The fish, fruit and vegetable ''souq'' is located at the southern end of the ''corniche'' and near the main highway.
Al Wurrayah Falls is reachable by four-wheel-drive around 4.5 km north of the Oceanic hotel.
Category:Archaeological sites in the United Arab Emirates Category:Transport in the United Arab Emirates Category:Ports and harbours of the United Arab Emirates Category:Port cities in the Arabian Peninsula Category:Former Portuguese colonies Category:Populated places in Sharjah
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