Stories from Dalma

 

 

Old stories:

In one stormy dayan army airplane had failed and its parts had failed every where on  the shore in abou dabi "shewyfat"

 

And it’s a grate history in Dalma because one of the citizen carry this part in a ship and keep It in the big house which now is Dalma museum , one of the narrators  say that this man do it alone and he carry it on his small fishing ship.

 

History talks:

Memory talks on Dalma island has special taste because it has old things made by ancients developed day by day.

 

GAAE'D BEN SALEM EL-QUBAISY:

Good citizen proud for being born there at Dalma island he sad about the old times in Dalma:

Dalma island has great history full of success and patient there was only 8 families , these families where using a little of money they where depending on the searching for pearl by diving , life in Dalma has changed by there effort. "taken from gulf news"

 

OBAID AL MUHAIRY:

Son of Dalma , how old is he but he still had a good memory

He say about 30 years ago, where the income was very bad and where very rare people in the island , I remember that the number of houses was about 6 houses , but we where living as one family we support each other in  every thing, in this time merchants comes from every where in emirates and near countries to get pearl from us, and I remember that we used to sit at "MOHAMED BN HASSAN" where his house where on the main road at Dalma island now his home is Dalma island museum.

 

And we sell him the pearl and then he sells it to the merchants.

 

MOHAMMED JUMAA AL QUBAISY:

We used to sit at MOHAMED AL-MERAIKHI, it was full of happiness and and most of the time we spent with merchants and friends where there we sell the pearl and other things.

 

BAYAT BEN MOHAMMED AL HAMELY:

85 years old, in old times we where working in diving we can sailing for long time to get pearl, we meets there daily in "Mohamed" house, who where the biggest merchant in the island and when pray time we all go to pray at the mosque which he built.

 

Old Papers

Old papers return to year 1439 "hegiry"

Written by Mohamed bn gassem which shows how the deals in Dalma was.

 

TURN INDUSTRY:

We had said both how was the pearl was very important and also el markisy house was very important to us in there first floor there were 3 cooks placed where from 250 years where food supply for the people and also other islands in which shows that Dalma was full of fruits and palm tree which show that they where using every small thing in the island and export it to others

"gulf news"

 

INCREASE OF WORKING WITH INDIA:

More deals with India so the robian coin has its way in Dalma and found of Britain people, which gulf provide Indians stay.

Indians give loans where diving needs, Indian rich people invest there money by loans and buying the pearl after this.

 

And indirect way Dalma island get use robian coin since 1835 found in the land have drawings of religious people and words and Indian signs and animals beside it where found the gulf coins which shows that there were great work with others.

 

And this shows how Dalma was great history in the economical situation, which are proud with since 60000 years ago

" Economical news " 31-3-2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, visitors of Dalma island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We are pleased to announce the cooperation with Rotana Jet Airline to arrange a tourist program to DALMA on the weekend - three days with two nights on the island of Dalma, more details soon. For inquiries send email to: TRAVEL@DALMAISLAND.COM