about al falaj and pearl diving
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Pearl diving was the basis for the founding of cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Because of the booming pearl industry, many families and pearl divers ended up moving to coastal towns like Dubai and Abu Dhabi to be closer to work, and therefore helped establish the history and foundation of the UAE's two biggest cities.
A falaj is a channel that is dug in earth, through which water runs. It is an ancient irrigation system that existed in Al Dakhliya, Al Sharqiyah and Al Batinah regions in Oman since 500 AD. Aflaj is the plural of falaj, and is an Arabic word that means 'split into parts
The falaj system is a network of underground water channels that was mainly used for irrigation in the Al Ain region, Oman, Iran, Balochistan province of Pakistan, Afghanistan, the CIS States, Spain and other countries in Europe, and many countries in the Middle East.