Grade 9 - Portugal and the UAE

Which of the following was the first city attacked by the Portuguese in the Arabian Gulf

• Sohar in Oman

• Khor Fakkan in UAE

• Dibba in UAE

• Hormuz

In what year was the first Portuguese attack on the Gulf region

• 1708

• 1507

• 1988

• 1972

The people of Khor Fakkan used their waterpools for

• swimming

• fishing

• irrigation

Khor Fakkan was liberated in what year

• 1622

• 1819

• 1877

• 1657

Which of the following towns did not have Portuguese Forts

• Kalba

• Dibba

• Bidya

• Al Ain

The city of Hormuz was liberated by joint

• Persian and Omani Forces

• British and Portuguese Forces

• Persian and British Forces

• Persian and French Forces

Who was the next Omani ruler after Nasir Bin Murshid

• Sultan Bin Sayf

• Sultan Bin Murhsid

• Nasir Bin Sayf

After Muscat was retaken by the Omani people and the Portuguese has lost all their posts and forts, they left the Arabian Gulf region

• True

• False

Alfonso de Albequerque left the gulf region to which country

• Portugal

• India

• Sri Lanka

• France