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The Great Pearl Dive: UAE’s Pre-Oil Economy

The Great Pearl Dive: UAE’s Pre-Oil Economy

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Long before the Burj Khalifa pierced the Dubai skyline, the United Arab Emirates’ wealth came from the deep sea floor. In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna trace the perilous life of the pearl diver during the khareef season. We explore the social hierarchy of the diving boats, where the nahham sang to keep rhythm while divers like the sufaha held their breath for minutes at a time. You will hear about the brutal costs of the trade, including decompression sickness known as 'the bends' in modern terms but called something else locally, and how the invention of cultured pearls by Kokichi Mikimoto in Japan devastated the Trucial States economy. This is a story of sweat, debt, and the sudden collapse of a maritime industry that built the coastal cities we know today. #PearlDiving #UAEHistory #TrucialStates #MaritimeTrade #DubaiCreek #AbuDhabi #KhareefSeason #NahhamSong #SufahaDivers #CulturedPearls #KokichiMikimoto #BaniYasTribe #AlMaktoumFamily #IndianOceanTrade #DecompressionSickness #PreOilEconomy #FexingoHistory #HistoryPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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