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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 .
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]
Flag Date Use Description 1783–1820: Flag of the Hinawi (the Bani Yas – Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and Fujairah) and Ghafiri (Umm Al Quwain and Ajman) tribal confederations: a simple red field. 1783–1820: Original flag of Al Qawasim (Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah) a horizontal tricolor of green, white and red with a black Arabic calligraphy in the ...
Flag of Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah (Al Qawasim) after signing the 1820 General Maritime Treaty with the British Empire Flag of Sharjah depicted on a Sharjah stamp of 1963. The flags of Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah are identical as they are ruled by two branches of the same house. The flags have a large red rectangle on a white background.
English: Flag of Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah, UAE. Keep red shade parallel with the other flags of the United Arab Emirates. Date: 10 February 2006 (original upload date)
Al-Fujayrah: 2 December 1971: Fujairah: 1,450 560 Ras Al Khaimah: رأس الخيمة Raʾs al-khaimah: 10 February 1972: Ras Al Khaimah: 1,684 650 Sharjah: الشارقة Aš-Šāriqah: 2 December 1971: Sharjah: 2,590 1,000 Umm Al Quwain: أم القيوين ʾUmm Al-Qaywayn: 2 December 1971: Umm Al Quwain: 720 280
The Al Qasimi (Arabic: القواسم, spelled sometimes as Al Qassimi or Al Qassemi; plural: Al Qawasem Arabic: القواسم and, archaically, Joasmee) is an Arab dynasty in the Persian Gulf that rules Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, today forming two of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates.
Ras Al Khaimah Flagpole: Ras Al Khaimah United Arab Emirates: 120 m (390 ft) [17] November 2013 Free–standing 17 Fujairah Flagpole: Fujairah United Arab Emirates: 120 m (390 ft) [21] November 2014 Free–standing