"[1] A slightly earlier survey, under Captain Robert Taylor, has the village 'under Sheikh Ali Mohamed of the tribe Matarish'.

[2] The settlement and port of Abu Hail were bombarded on 18 January 1820 by British forces during the Persian Gulf campaign of 1819,[3] following the fall of Ras Al Khaimah.

By the turn of the 20th century, Abu Hail was effectively abandoned and only occupied, by people from both Al Khan and Dubai, during the date harvest.

[4] Abu Hail (Arabic: أبو هيل) is a Metro station on the Green Line of the Dubai Metro in Dubai, UAE, serving the Abu Hail and Hor Al Anz areas in Deira.

It is close to the Abu Hail Center and the Pearl Wisdom School Dubai.