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 Sharijah by dr.firas
although Sheikh Zaied will and love to his country, the mentality of that big leader *RIP* was to make his country the best in everything, I was fascinated to see sky crabs in an Arabic country, with green views in the middle of the desert, big shopping centre, and everything you dream or could ever imagine, clean streets, super technologies and etc...
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 by traveldave
During British rule of the Trucial Coast, Fujairah was considered to be part of Sharjah emirate. Sheikh Homad, a former ruler of Fujairah, engaged the British Royal Navy in an attempt to gain independence from Sharjah. This caused the British to bombard Fujairah city for 90 minutes. It was not until 1925 that Fujairah was acknowleged as the seventh emirate.
Nowadays, Fujairah is a popular destination for daytrippers from Abu Dhabi and Dubai, as well as foreign tourists drawn by its diving sites and natural beauty. Leave a Comment
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 by traveldave
Due to its strategic location near the Strait of Hormuz and at the mouth of a protected port, Ras al-Khaimah became a maritime and trading power. In the early 1800s, Ras al-Khaimah was involved in several naval skirmishes with the British Royal Navy. The Qawasim were labeled by the British as "pirates," and the city of Ras al-Khaimah and the other Qawasim ports of Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain, and Ajman were razed in 1820. The General Treaty of Peace signed between the British and Qawasim was the start of the British protectorate over all of the Trucial Coast.
Nowadays, Ras al-Khaimah is a little off the beaten path. It is one of the poorest emirates, and is not developing as rapidly as some of the other emirates. This is primarily because there are no oil reserves in Ras al-Khaimah. However, sandy beaches, resort hotels, and rugged mountains are increasingly attracting tourists to the emirate. Leave a Comment
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 Green Guide to the
Emirates by sachara
This guide helped us to find our way and some interesting places around Al-Ain.
It was also a big help, when we made a short-cut between Al Ain and Hatta taking the road through Oman. The UAE maps were blank for this part and nobody could tell us exactly how to drive.
We bought the guide in the Intercontinental Hotel in Al Ain and payed a rather high price, 75 dirham.
We had the edition of 1998, so some information can be dated. Leave a Comment
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 Gold shopping in Dubai by Faiza-Ifrah
Participation in the Family Fun Drive in the Desert - 2000. This is an annual event held late January for families, who take their 4 wheel drives into the deserts of the country. See pictures elsewhere. Leave a Comment
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 SALE!!!!!! by bakpakchik
Sale: the word encapsulates the Dubai Shopping Festival experience. For the whole of the city (which includes residents of Dubai AND those of all over the world that flock to Dubai in droves during the Festival and turn the city into one big traffic jam) and for little old me that never was able to resist a good sale. My latest pruchase - and definitely not the last one - my new digital camera. I went camera happy with my Nikon CoolPix 5700 (that neatly wiped out a whole month's worth of earnings) and I don't regret it for one second. It's been exactly seven hours now that the camera has been in my hands and I have stopped only now to post this on VT. This picture also says something about my rather sad obsession with mannequins. I'm obsessed on a rather philosophical level. Read on ... Leave a Comment
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 Color me ... pink by bakpakchikLeave a Comment
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 Lady in .... blue? by bakpakchikLeave a Comment
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