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Al Fahidi Fort in Dubai in the late 1950s, built in 1787 Al Fahidi Fort today. Al Fahidi Fort is the oldest existing building in Dubai.. The Umayyads introduced Islam to the area in the 7th century [13] and sparked the vitalization of the area, opening up trade routes supported by fishing and pearl diving to eastern regions such as modern-day Pakistan and India, with reports of ships ...
dm.gov.ae. Dubai[a] is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates. [7][8][9] The city has a population of around 3.6 million (as of 2022), [10] more than 90% of which are expatriates. [11] Dubai was founded in the 19th century as a fishing village.
1836 Obaid bin Saeed dies. Maktoum bin Butti becomes the sole ruler. 1852 – Saeed bin Shakhbut Al Maktoum becomes ruler of Dubai. 1859 – Hasher bin Maktoum becomes ruler of Dubai. 1865 – Indian Banians begin to arrive in Dubai. [3] 1886 – Rashid bin Maktoum becomes ruler of Dubai. 1892 – Rulers of Trucial Oman sign exclusive treaty of ...
The United Arab Emirates (the UAE or the Emirates) is a country in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula located on the southeastern coast of the Persian Gulf and the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Oman. The UAE consists of seven emirates and was founded on 2 December 1971 as a federation, after UK armed forces left the region.
United Arab Emirates portal. The United Arab Emirates[c] (UAE), or simply the Emirates, [d] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a federal, elective monarchy composed of seven emirates, with Abu Dhabi as its capital. [13]
The Burj Khalifa [a] (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) [2] of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world ...
Dubai is divided into 9 sectors of which 1 to 6 are urban and 7 to 9 are rural. In numbers of 2007: 1.511.423 urban, 18.369 rural, 1.529.792 total. The sectors are subdivided into more than 130 communities. In other sources, the sectors and communities are called districts and subdistricts. The enclave of Hatta is a community in Sector 8.
The Persian Gulf borders the western coast of the emirate. Dubai is positioned at 25.2697°N 55.3095°E and covers an area of 1,588 sq mi (4,110 km 2), which represents a significant expansion beyond its initial 1,500 sq mi (3,900 km 2) designation due to land reclamation from the sea. [citation needed] Dubai lies directly within the Arabian ...