Ifrit Al Qurm, or Fattuh, is a famous mythical figure in the folk memory of communities in the eastern region, particularly Kalba. He is portrayed as an exceptionally tall, ugly, dark-skinned man with elongated limbs, fingers ending in sharp animal-like claws and eyes resembling those of a cat in their shine and yellow colour. His appearance is associated with mangrove forests, which he is said to guard, preventing people from entering or gathering their wood because he considers the forest his private property. People believed that remaining in the mangroves after sunset was a dangerous undertaking, as Fattuh appeared at that time to terrify anyone who crossed his boundaries. Several stories are told about him, including that of a man who encountered him while collecting firewood. Their encounter developed into a violent struggle ending with a tremendous scream from Fattuh that caused the man to lose consciousness. Strangely, Fattuh himself became frightened when he thought the man had died and fled the area. This irony led narrators to portray him as terrifying yet himself capable of fear, adding a human dimension and an implicit element of humour to the image of an “invincible monster.” Ifrit Al Qurm therefore forms part of the environmental memory of the region, where nature and myth intersect to define boundaries of what is forbidden and what is regarded as protected.