Masafi

Masafi
مسافي
Masafi Fort
Masafi
Coordinates: 25°18′48″N 56°9′46″E / 25.31333°N 56.16278°E / 25.31333; 56.16278
Country United Arab Emirates
EmirateRas Al Khaimah, Fujairah
Area
 • Total
24.25 km2 (9.36 sq mi)
Elevation
567 m (1,860 ft)
Population
 (2017-07-01)
 • Total
7,637
Time zoneUTC+4

Masafi (Arabic: مسافي) is a village located on the edge of the Hajar Mountains in the United Arab Emirates. It sits at the inland entrance of the Wadi Ham, which runs down to Fujairah City. The border between the emirates of Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah runs through the town, which houses a barracks used by the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces.

Before the construction of the Sharjah to Kalba road and the 'truck road' between Dibba and the 311 highway at Ras al-Khaimah, the road through Masafi was the only route from the interior to the East Coast of the UAE. The road from the inland town of Dhaid splits at Masafi, leading to Dibba to the north and Fujairah City to the south. The road connecting Masafi, Fujairah and Dibba was constructed in the 1960s by the Trucial Oman Scouts.