The Wadi Haqil is an important wadi situated close to the area of Julfar in northern Ras al-Khaimah. In addition to having surface finds dating to a variety of periods in prehistory, Wadi Haqil's most notable features are the pottery kilns which, for several centuries, probably beginning in the fifteenth century, produced a type of unglazed, painted pottery typical of the settlement at Julfar and other late Islamic sites throughout the UAE The production of pottery by traditional means in the Wadi Haqil did not cease until the early 1970s and indeed it is remarkable how little change in form or decoration can be seen from the earliest period in the production of 'Julfar' ware until the modern era. At Julfar itself (i.e. al-Mataf), Julfar pottery represents some 60-70 per cent of the entire ceramic assemblage and it is found on all of the Jazirat al-Hulayla sites. A good sample of pottery from the Wadi Haqil, including both old and recent Julfar wares, can be seen in the Ras al-Khaimah National Museum.