30/01/2026
Mouqab Tower, originally constructed by Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan (1881–1926), served as a protective structure within the region’s historical settlement system. By 1955, when oral heritage accounts were documented, the structure had fallen into ruin. Mouqab Tower was subsequently reconstructed in 2004, reflecting later efforts to document, interpret, and preserve the site within its historical context.
Between 1952 and 1964, historical records indicate that ninety percent of Mauqab’s inhabitants belonged to the Almazrouei tribe, while a smaller presence of members of the Al Bu Rahamah lineage of the Almansoori tribe were noted. These groups held ownership of date palms within the groves of Bu Sadden, Humaim, and Sarub, reflecting established patterns of settlement, land use, and resource stewardship in the area.
It is also important to acknowledge the communities associated with the nearby settlements of Mahdar Latir and Mahdar Kayyah, whose patterns of habitation form part of the broader cultural landscape of the area. While no permanent inhabitants of Latir were documented in 1952, by 1955 the settlement comprised ten houses belonging to the Almazrouei, alongside six Almarar households, and one household each from the Almheiri and Alfalahi families. Mahdar Kayyah was predominantly associated with the Al Bu Falah and Al Mazaria, with documentation recording four houses belonging to the Almazrouei and five houses to the Alfalahi. These shifting patterns of settlement and family presence reflect adaptive social organization and the transmission of communal knowledge linked to place, livelihood, and seasonal use of the land.
