town with Oman to the north and Fujairah to the south which has, as it has expanded, become a town with three Rulers. Likewise, the wali of Kalba was more or less dependent on Shihuh goodwill and influence and they played the role of 'king maker' on more than one occasion. British frustration with the wide-ranging conflicts between settled populations and the Shihuh led in 1926 to a proposal to rehouse them at Kalba - and give them control of the Shamailiyah, an area which represents the whole east coast of the present UAE (including newly independent Fujairah) and therefore reduce the clashes which were taking place between Shihuh and the local populations of the villages on the north-west coast. In the end the proposal came to nothing. See also Nadba - A ceremonial battle cry native to the Shihuh. References External links People speaking the Shihuh Dialect on Youtube Tribes of the United Arab Emirates Arabic-language surnames