View of Sheikh Saqr bin ... George Dixon Aked

View of Sheikh Saqr bin ... George Dixon AkedView of Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi's fort in the town of Ras Al Khaimah. In the right foreground two men walk towards a stand of palms growing on a large sand flat. In the distance beyond 'arish huts and enclosures made from palm fronds border the left side of the flat. Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi's fort sits in the central distance, while further beyond the Ru'us Al Jibal mountains rise in the far distance. Due to the nature of these

the buildings of which rise to a height of seven storeys

A large expanse of water fills the area behind him

west of Habarut

In the distance men sail in a small dhow

Along the aisles market stalls sit out of sight behind closed and padlocked wooden doors

rippled sand

This man is the son of Muhammad

Behind the men the mountain Jabal Hafeet [Jabal Hafit] looms in the distance

lead camels across a flat area of bare sand in front of a low

Three men kneel in the sand in a line beside a rolled sleeping mattress

In the near distance a member of the party stands in front of a building with a large arched entrance and no door

He wears a light coloured waistcoat over his thobe (long shirt)