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Christian settlement in Abu Dhabi
August 30 , 2025
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- Archaeologists discovered a plaster cross dating back 1,400 years on Sir Bani Yas Island near Abu Dhabi.
- The cross was found in the courtyard of houses first discovered in 1992, linked to a nearby church and monastery.
- This discovery provides concrete evidence that the houses were part of a Christian settlement.
- Experts believe senior monks lived in these small houses for prayer and fasting away from the main monastery.
- Christian communities thrived in the region around the sixth century, coexisting with Muslims before the monastery was abandoned in the eighth century.
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