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Shimal and Sheba Palace
Shimal is one of the most important archaeological sites in the UAE
 Shimal tomb, RAK, UAEThis tomb features two chambers © 2015 GIUSEPPE DIGNO PHOTOGRAPHY |  Shimal Watchtower, RAK, UAECircular watchtower of Shimal. © 2015 GIUSEPPE DIGNO PHOTOGRAPHY |
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 Shimal Area, RAK, UAE© 2015 GIUSEPPE DIGNO PHOTOGRAPHY |  Sheba Palace, RAK, UAE© 2015 GIUSEPPE DIGNO PHOTOGRAPHY |
 Sheba Palace, RAK, UAE© 2015 GIUSEPPE DIGNO PHOTOGRAPHY |
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Shimal, located a few kilometers east of the city, has some of the most spectacular archaeology in the country, and the Gulf. The Shimal tombs include a variety of designs from long cylindrical single chamber tombs to U-shaped collective tombs to variations on the Umm an Nar style.
Sheba Palace The ruins stand on top of a 200-metre hill ( see photo on the left) above the village of Shamal in Ras al Khaimah, covered in myth and mystery. "So many legends and stories are associated with this palace, with some people saying it is thousands of years old and others saying it is just a few hundreds years old," says Dr Hamad bin Seray, an associate professor at the department of history and archaeology at UAE University.
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