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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]
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.
Cities of the northern Emirates, mainly Kalba and Fujairah, and different areas of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, were affected by the heavy rains. According to the Emirati National Center for Meteorology, this was the country's heaviest rainfall recorded in 27 years. [2] [3] [4]
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 .
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, 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.
Al Nahyan [6] Dubai: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum: Al Maktoum [7] Ajman: Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III: Al Nuaimi [8] Sharjah: Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi: Al Qasimi [9] Ras Al Khaimah: Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi [10] Umm Al Quwain: Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla: Al Mualla [11] Fujairah: Sheikh Hamad bin ...
In its course, from south to north, and later turning towards the west in its middle course, the Wadi Litibah passes through some terraced cultivation areas, and small widely scattered farms, built on elevated areas in respect to the bed of the ravines, most of them abandoned or semi abandoned, which are accessed by a steep donkey path, with stone steps in some sections, which continues to be ...
Dhaid Fort, (Also known as Al Hisn Dhaid) is a restored C18th fortification in the city of Dhaid, Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates.It has long been an important stronghold for the Ruling families of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah and a key strategic asset in maintaining a historical Qawasim dominance of the inland areas of the Northern Emirates.