Ahmed bin Majid
May 28th, 2009In Dubai, UAE, hotel accommodations are fantastically luxurious, and are designed and maintained to compliment the gorgeous surroundings. There are beaches on one side and shopping on the other, and there’s certainly something for everyone. The city is a continuous puzzle, constantly unfolding and revealing new and sudden pockets of interesting happenings, and there’s never an end to it. It is a city that is undergoing fascinating changes, and worth discoveirng the culture for rejuvenation of the spirit, along with the rejuvenation your solitudes here will provide.
Along with all of the very interesting and popular distractions, like festivals, live entertainment, galleries, etc., take the time to investigate the local and specific histories, along with the historical points of interest in the region. You may find traces of the ghost of Ahmed bin Majid, a very famous explorer from the 15th century. He was likely born in 1421, in Ras Al Khaima in the United Arab Emirates, and lived just to the beginning of the 16th century. His great contribution to the history of exploration is the Book of Useful Information on the Principles and Rules of Navigation, an encyclopedic volume that set to print some elemental points that were useful to any navigator at the time. He also set forth on new voyages, of course, and the stories about his travels are immensely fascinating. There are the usual tales that one might expect, stories about the mundane life at sea, but there are also fantastic tales that speak of local monsters, and are simply exquisite and teach very valuable moral lessons.
Very recently, in Al Ghob, there have been excavations to find the history of this explorer. It is believed that Al Ghob is his hometown, and archeologists are working hard to find the secrets of the explorer and the place. There are some interesting findings from here, which reveal some of the characteristics of the houses. It is hoped that much will be revealed about this famous explorer, whose full name was Ahmed bin Majid bin Mohammed bin Omar bin Fadl bin Dowaik bin Yousif bin Hassan bin Hussein bin Abi Ma’alak bin Abi Al Rakayeb Al Najdi.
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