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Beach! And Off-liscence :)

Beach! And Off-liscence :), Umm al Qaywayn

 yatesrach Says:  The Beach Hotel, Umm Al Quwain.In my opinion, the best beach in the UAE. If you're not a member it is 50dirham during the week and 100 dirham during the weekend... 

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Old Town, Museum and Wall

Old Town, Museum and Wall, Umm al Qaywayn

 yatesrach Says:  You can ask any cabbie to take you to Old Town. Use to be the hub of Umm Al Quwain before they started building up the area around Lulus Centre. This place is... 

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Bus from Union Station Dubai and Taxis in UAQ

Bus from Union Station Dubai and Taxis in UAQ, Umm al Qaywayn

 yatesrach Says:  To Umm Al Quwain - As of June 2011Cheap:From Dubai, Union Station, walk out Exit 1 and to your right once your outside and down the steps you will see buses... 

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Islands, Flamingos and Crabs

Islands, Flamingos and Crabs, Umm al Qaywayn

 yatesrach Says:  Flamingo Resort in Umm Al Quwain. If you're already in the UAQ just jump in a cab and its 5 dirham most places and say Flamingos its popular and all the cabbies... 

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Road shop and Mosque

Road shop and Mosque, Umm al Qaywayn

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  We have made a short stop at a road shop close to the petrol station where our tourists were able to buy their snacks. I’ve caught a moment to watch and take... 

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Russian airplane Il-76 in desert

Russian airplane Il-76 in desert, Umm al Qaywayn

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  It was a great surprise for me to see a Russian airplane IL-76 while we were driving along the highway to Ras-Al-Kaimah from Umm Al Quwain. I had no idea how it... 

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Imar Spa

Imar Spa, Umm al Qaywayn

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  We have been brought to the Imar Spa by our guide without asking if we want or no as it was a local tourist guide custom to bring groups to the sights where... 

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How to get to Umm Al Quwain

How to get to Umm Al Quwain, Umm al Qaywayn

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Umm Al Quwain is situated in the north of the UAE between Ajman and Ras Al Khaimah on the West coast. Its land spreads for a distance of about 30 km and nestled... 

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Sheikh Zayed Umm Al Quwain Mosque

Sheikh Zayed Umm Al Quwain Mosque, Umm al Qaywayn

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  We passed by this Mosque on our way into Umm al-Quwain township. We have been told that there were seven such Mosques in every Emirate. We could only watch it... 

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Umm Al Quwain general background

Umm Al Quwain general background, Umm al Qaywayn

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The UAE consists of seven emirates, which are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Umm al-Quwain, Ras al-Khaimah, Fujairah and Ajman. I’ve been to six of them. Umm... 

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Residence of Sheikhs

Residence of Sheikhs, Umm al Qaywayn

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Our way was laid along Umm Al Quwain and our guide proposed to show us the Residence of Sheikhs. We agreed and were going to see a Palace but were disappointed... 

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General Info and History of Umm Al Quwain

General Info and History of Umm Al Quwain, Umm al Qaywayn

 JessH Says:  Umm Al Quwain is the smalles of the 7 emirates. The total area of the emirate is equivalent to 1% of the country's total area. Its land spreads towards the... 

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 This hotel is located on the Sharjah-Ras Al Khaimah highway, sitting on the edge of the lagoon that separates Umm Al Quwain. Rooms are adequate and clean, but... 

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Peaceful, quiet, low prices, extreme sports

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 For 3 years Umm Al Quwain was our home: to escape the high rents, construction noise, traffic jams & pollution of Dubai, we had opted to live "rural" and commute to the city for our jobs... The... 

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Umm Al Quwain

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Umm al Qaywayn. I'd love to share with you the 7 tips I've written, the 51 photos uploaded, and 2 travelogues I've created. 

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Umm Al Quwain

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 Heya :) I lived here for 6 months, not my choice to leave... but alas gotta earn that Dirham eh? I wont be too far away though in Sharjah :). It's quiet, small, and cute! If you get the chance to stop... 

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Unchanged, eternal Arabia

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 There’s no need to know or to learn many things about Umm al-Qaywayn (or Qaiwain as per LP or Quwain according to others) to appreciate this place from the first sight. The second smallest in the...... 

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Little emirate far north the UAE

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Umm al Qaywayn. I'd love to share with you the 0 tips I've written, the 3 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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