The town has about 30 houses, many of them rebuilt and renovated following a traditional style, stone huts and cabins; terraces supported by dry stone walls, without mortar, which allow water and soil to be retained, intended for pastures and other agricultural uses; gutters to collect runoff water; cisterns; sheepfolds; and other constructions.

[2] In recent years, a dirt track of almost 4 km (2.5 mi) was built, allowing access to the town by all-terrain vehicle, from the Wadi Qada'ah, which has greatly facilitated supplies and allowed the rapid development of the town, currently used as a second residence for some of its inhabitants.

Maps published by the Military Survey, Abu Dhabi between 1986 and 1991, used to develop "The national atlas of the United Arab Emirates",[1] in 1993, names are written and transliterated as they are pronounced by the natives of the settlements.

Silay Al Khatami is located high on the mountain, between the valleys that form Wadi Qada'ah and Wadi Naqab, one kilometer from the neighboring village of Tafif (Aţ Ţе̄f),[1] to the west of the Jebel Tafif 1,598 m (5,243 ft), located in the territory of Oman.

British anthropologists William and Fidely Lancaster, in their book Honour is in Contentment: Life Before Oil in Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) and Some Neighboring Regions,[2] refer several times to the village of Silay Al Khatami (then known as Slai al-Quda' or Silay al-Quda), and describe from there the position and names of some wadis and villages located south: Up at Slai al-Quda', a Habsi said, These fields are part of Slai.