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On 16 April 2024, heavy rains caused floods in the United Arab Emirates, affected cities of mainly Dubai and Sharjah, the northern Emirates, and various areas of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. [1] According to the National Center for Meteorology (United Arab Emirates), this was the country's heaviest rainfall recorded in 75 years.
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]
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 .
Preliminary results were released on 7 October, and certified on 13 October. [8] The national election committees of all emirates, except the committees of Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah, allocated half of their elected seats to the highest voted for candidates of each gender to meet their gender quotas; the appointed seats for each emirate need to ultimately achieve the quota.
Islam is the official religion and Arabic is the official language, while English is the most spoken language and ... Ras al Khaimah: 191,753 7: ... Emirates News ...
However, Ras Al Khaimah later joined the union on 10 February 1972. [8] Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan , was the federation's first president and is regarded as the country's founding father. Recently, the UAE National Day holiday with the Emirati Martyrs' Day on November 30.
Ras Al Khaimah was designated as a hub for Air Arabia for a period of ten years, extendable thereafter. [6] Growing at 25% year-on-year in 2013 (albeit from a low base), [7] the airport was refocused with efforts to attract cargo business, in particular from establishments under the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone. [8]
The dispute was resolved when the Habus finally recognised Al Qasimi sovereignty in 1955. However, they continued to be troublesome subjects even into 1963, when they held up a party from the Ras Al Khaimah mineral survey in a protest against Sheikh Saqr and even made an attempt to assert independence. [10] Honey bees in the Wadi Naqab.