Qidfa Explained

Official Name:Qidfa
Pushpin Map:United Arab Emirates#Persian Gulf
Pushpin Relief:1
Coordinates:25.3°N 56.3583°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United Arab Emirates
Subdivision Type1:Emirate
Subdivision Name1:Fujairah
Elevation M:8

Qidfa is a settlement and oasis in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the site of the Fujairah power and desalination plant, the largest in the UAE.[1]

Qidfa Oasis is the location of a Wadi Suq period (2,000 to 1,300 BCE) burial, a distinctive horse-shoe shaped tomb which is displayed at the Fujairah National Museum. The find at Qidfa was unusual in that the site yielded hundreds of weapons and vessels, including longswords, bows and arrows.[2]

References

  1. Web site: $2.8b Qidfa desalination, power plant set to be largest in country. Bitar. Zaher. Gulf news. l Nisr Publishing. 12 July 2012.
  2. Book: United Arab Emirates : a new perspective. limited. 2001. Trident Press. Abed, Ibrahim., Hellyer, Peter.. 1900724472. London. 46. 47140175.