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It aims to expand Wikipedia's resources on the northern emirates in a fair and accurate manner. All of these articles should be contained within the Category:Emirate of Ajman , Category:Emirate of Fujairah , Category:Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah , Category:Emirate of Sharjah , and Category:Umm Al Quwain or one of their subcategories.
The northern emirates which include Fujairah, Ajman, Ras al-Khaimah, and Umm al-Qaiwain all have a total area of 3,881 square kilometres (1,498 square miles). There are two areas under joint control. There are two areas under joint control.
The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates (Arabic: إمارات ʾimārāt; singular: إمارة ʾimārah), which were historically known as the Trucial States. [1] All emirates are founding members of the union, apart from Ras Al Khaima which joined two months after the rest. There is almost always full freedom of movement between ...
Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates Map of the United Arab Emirates. The table below shows a list of every city in the UAE with a population of at least 10,000, listed in descending order. The capitals are shown in bold. The population numbers are of the cities, and not the emirates, often with the same name.
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]
Northern Emirates articles by quality (18 C, 1 P) Pages in category "WikiProject Northern Emirates articles" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total.
The United Arab Emirates is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. Southwest Asia; Middle East. Arabian Peninsula; Time zone: UTC+04; Extreme points of the United Arab Emirates High: Unnamed knoll west of Jabal Bil Ays 1,910 m (6,266 ft) Low: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman 0 m; Land boundaries: 867 km ...
The United Arab Emirates is situated in the Middle East and West Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is at a strategic location along the northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil. [2]