Dafta is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 near Masafi

Masafi

Masafi is a village located on the edge of the Hajar Mountains in the United Arab Emirates. It developed along the old unpaved road which ran from Fujairah to Dubai via Sharjah. It was a trading post and refuelling stop for 4x4 vehicles and camel trains that plied the route before the modern...

 in the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

 and ruled by Ras al-Khaimah

Ras al-Khaimah

Ras al-Khaimah is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates , in the east of the Persian Gulf. It is in the northern part of the UAE bordering Oman's exclave. The capital city and home of most residents is also called Ras al-Khaimah. The city has a population of 263,217 as of 2008. The city...

 Emirate. It is surrounded by mountains. Dafta is in the middle of the road that leads to Fujairah

Fujairah

Fujairah is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, and the only one on the Gulf of Oman in the country's east instead of Persian Gulf .-History:...

. It is located in the middle of the Valley of Ham (وادي حام). The Sharjah government is connecting Dafta with Khor Fakkan

Khor Fakkan

Khor Fakkan is a town located along the Gulf of Oman on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates . The town is set on the picturesque bay of Khor Fakkan, which means "Creek of Two Jaws". Khor Fakkan belongs to the emirate of Sharjah but is geographically surrounded by the emirate of Fujairah...

 by a new Road with a tunnel under the mountains; which opens in 2010. The village is mostly populated by Al Naqbi

Al Naqbi

Al Naqbi , is a name of a tribe in the United Arab Emirates in the emirates of Fujairah, Sharjah, and Ras al-Khaimah. Part of the tribe settled in Oman. Al Naqbi clan has originally lived in Ras al-Khaimah in Wadi Naqab . The clan is part of the old Ghaferi tribes that lived in Ras al-Khaimah...

tribe.