[3] The road from Madam to Hatta is now only open to UAE or Omani nationals and permit holders.

[2] The strip development of Madam along the E44 towards the 'dune bashing' tourist centre[4] of Badayer (with its celebrated 'Big Red'[5] sand dune) has resulted in the town becoming elongated, and includes the 'first shopping mall' to open there.

[6] This is in addition to municipal facilities, a medical centre,[7] a wedding hall[8] and a large number of shops located along the main street of the town.

As of 2020, those towns have been abandoned for a few decades due to desertification and dune movement.

[10] The area around Al Madam is also home to a number of Iron Age archaeological sites, including those of Al Thuqaibah and Jebel Buhais, as well as aflāj (indigenous water management systems) dating back to the 1st millennium BC.