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A Nestorian monastic settlement on the island of Ṣīr Banī Yās, Abu Dhabi: a preliminary report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2009

G. R. D. King
G. R. D. King
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School of Oriental and African Studies, London
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Sīr Banī Yās is an island in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi, off the coast from Jabal Dhanna (Zanna) (fig. 1). Much of the landscape of the island has been entirely changed in recent years through earthmoving and landfill although the pre-modern terrain still exists in a few areas. There has also been widespread tree planting, and vast areas of Ṣīr Banī Yas are fenced to protect the plantations from gazelle, great herds of which roam free on the island. Nevertheless, limited areas with significant archaeological remains survived the plantation and the associated trenching.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , Volume 60 , Issue 2 , June 1997 , pp. 221 - 235
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Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 1997

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