Rashid Al Mazroui, Amir of the tribe in Ras Al Khaimah, told Gulf News that his tribe lived for centuries in Wadi Al Aim and Wadi Al Ais. “Over centuries, we survived the scarcity of water and other resources, to create a life full of simple but beautiful traditions. Life was full of hardships for Emiratis in the harsh desert climates before the discovery of oil and the establishment of the Union in the early 1970s,” said Rashid Al Mazroui, who has two wives, eight sons, 13 daughters and many grandchildren. He pointed that there wasn’t even a marked road system to connect people who lived in the different emirates. People used camel or donkey to travel for several days to sell or buy goods in Sharjah, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah and Abu Dhabi. Above, Rashid Al Mazroui, Amir of Al Mazroui tribe (left) and Obaid Al Mazroui, from Al Mazroui tribe in middle of the mountains of Wadi Al Aim in Ras Al Khaimah.
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