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Ras Al Khaimah (Arabic: رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة), often referred to its initials RAK is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The city had a population of 400,000 in 2023, [ 3 ] and is the sixth-most populous city in UAE after Dubai , Abu Dhabi , Sharjah , Al Ain and Ajman .
Ras Al Khaimah has been the site of continuous human habitation for 7,000 years, one of the few places in the country and the world where this is the case, [8] and there are many historical and archaeological sites throughout the emirate - local sources cite 1,000 [9] - dating from different time periods, including remnants of the Umm Al Nar Culture (3rd millennium BC). [10]
In 2019, Ras Al Khaimah received an estimated 1.12 million tourists, up from just about 500,000 in 2007. [70] Furthermore, until 2027, Ras Al Khaimah will keep boosting economy and tourism by opening the first casino in the area, the Wynn Al Marjan Island luxury resort and casino with a multi-billion dollar investment of USD 3.9 billion. [71]
Dhayah Fort (Arabic: قلعة ضاية) is an 18th-century fortification in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). [1] It is the highest hilltop fort in the UAE and was the site of a battle during the Persian Gulf campaign of 1819, when British troops captured the fort after a brief siege.
Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi (Arabic: سعود بن صقر القاسمي, romanized: Saʿūd bin Ṣaqr al-Qāsimī; born 10 February 1956) [1] [2] is the current ruler of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. He became the chief of the ruler's Emiri court in 1979, the head of the Municipal ...
Jebel Jais (Arabic: جبل جيس, romanized: Jabal Jays) is a mountain of the North-Western Hajar range in the Musandam Governorate of Oman and also in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The summit has an elevation of 1,934 m (6,345 ft). [1]
Al Marjan Island is a group of 4 coral-shaped islands in a man-made archipelago located in Al Jazirah Al Hamra, Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, in the Persian Gulf. It is administered by the Al Marjan Island Company . [ 1 ]
Old guns in the Majlis at National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah. The museum's collections were partially donated by city residents and the Quwasim family. [2] The museum contains collections of pottery, archaeological illustrations, site reconstructions, and typologies dating from the Iron Age, the Sassanian period and the early Islamic period.