the fourth ruler of the Yaruba dynasty, Al Hamra was settled in the late 17th century by the Al Abri tribes. Notable for a number of Yemeni-style, mud-brick buildings, many of its houses have been abandoned due to its inhabitants moving into modern buildings.

Before the year 1066 AH, the province of Al-Hamra was composed of scattered ancient villages and scattered oases known as the Kadam region. This is how Sheikh Ibrahim bin Saeed Al-Abri, the former Mufti of the Sultanate, described it as the