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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 ]
Al Hamra (Arabic: ٱلْحَمْرَاء, romanized: Al-Ḥamrāʾ) is a 400-year-old town in the region Ad Dakhiliyah, in northeastern Oman. [1] As a province (wilayat), it is home to a number of villages including the mountainside village of Misfat Al Abryeen, with the village of Ghul to the northwest of the town, and Bimah to the north-northeast. [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]
The town was originally a tidal island and, by 1830, was home to some 200 people mostly occupied in pearl fishing. [4] At the time, it was a dependency of Sharjah. [5]The Sheikh of Jazira Al Hamra in 1820, Rajib bin Ahmed al-Zaabi, was one of four independent signatories to the original 1820 treaty between the Trucial States and the British, following the 1819 punitive expedition mounted ...
Al Qusaidat Ras Al Khaimah: Al Qor Ras Al Khaimah: Al Salamah Umm al-Quwain: Al Shuwaib Abu Dhabi: Al Rafaah: 2,704 Umm al-Quwain: Al Rashidya Umm al-Quwain: Al Ruwayyah: 6,984 Dubai: Al Yahar Abu Dhabi: Asimah Ras Al Khaimah: Dalma: 5,000 Abu Dhabi: Dadna Fujairah: Digdaga Ras Al Khaimah: Falaj Al Mualla: 4,253 Umm al-Quwain: Ghalilah Ras Al ...
Al Maarid is a suburb of the city of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the location of the 475-room Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Resort & Spa hotel. It is the location of the 475-room Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Resort & Spa hotel.
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 .
Next to Al Hisn Road, Ras Al Khaimah 25°47′40″N 55°56′42″E / 25.794530°N 55.945096°E / 25.794530; 55.945096 ( SL. No Ras Al Khaimah Fort (now RAK National Museum)