Bidiyah

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Bidiyah

Bidiyah
Bidiyah is located in United Arab Emirates
Bidiyah
Coordinates: 25°40′30″N 55°58′19″E / 25.675°N 55.97194°E / 25.675; 55.97194Coordinates: 25°40′30″N 55°58′19″E / 25.675°N 55.97194°E / 25.675; 55.97194
Country United Arab Emirates
Emirate Fujairah
Elevation 6 m (22 ft)

Bidiyah is the name of a settlement in Fujairah.

The remains of a fort excavated at Bidiyah have been identified as the Portuguese fort of 'Libedia' recorded by Pedro Barreto de Resende in his 1646 map.

  1. ^ Abed, I; Hellyer, P: United Arab Emirates: A New Perspective, page 92. Trident Press, 2001.[1]


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