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Dar al Ber Society was established in 1978 as per the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Government of Dubai decree No. 23/78. [1] The Society has a declared mission to provide the needy with humanitarian assistance, reflecting the spirit of brotherhood an achieve solidarity based on human values, the national spirit and Islamic principles. [2]
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 .
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 ...
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.
Emirates Foundation, an Abu Dhabi–based foundation (charity) established by Amiri decree; Emirates Club, an association football club in the city of Ras al-Khaimah; Emirates Club Stadium, a stadium in Ras al-Khaimah; Emirates Scout Association, the national Scouting organization of the United Arab Emirates; Emirates Hills, a gated community ...
Rafaq is the name of a settlement in Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in the Wadi Qor. It was visited in 2008 by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as part of a tour of remote mountain communities by the Ruler of Dubai. [1] It is the site of an Iron Age fortification. [2]
The seventh emirate, Ras Al Khaimah, officially joined the UAE on 10 February 1972. This change was due to the Iranian seizure of the islands Greater and Lesser Tunbs from Ras Al Khaimah and Abu Musa which was claimed by the emirate of Sharjah. The Iranian occupation of the three islands occurred on 30 November 1971 following the British ...