Once a sleepy village, Al Jeer today is a major port and marina and a busy thoroughfare between the UAE and the Omani exclave of Musandam.

[2] The Barasti Sailing Club is based at the Marina and is accredited by the Royal Yachting Association (RYA).

[3] The commercial port specialises in livestock shipping and includes quarantine facilities.

A series of stories in local newspapers highlighted the supposed haunting of a cave near Al Jeer, which had apparently caused some 50 local families to leave their houses in fear.

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