United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (also known as UAE or as the Emirates) is a Middle Eastern country located in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Saudi Arabia and Oman. It consists of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. A former British protectorate, the country achieved independence in 1971. The United Arab Emirates are rich in oil, with the reserves expected to last for another 100 years at the current production rate.
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305 photos of Dubai, an Arabian emirate, with beautiful beaches and many shopping malls
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144 photos of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates
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29 photos of Sharjah, the capital of the homonymous emirate north of Dubai
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12 photos of Ras al Khaimah, the northernmost emirate of the U.A.E.
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15 photos of Dibba, a city on the Gulf of Oman shared by two emirates and Oman
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16 photos of Fujairah, an emirate of the U.A.E. located entirely on the Gulf of Oman
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18 photos of Khor Fakkan, a pleasant city on the Gulf of Oman, located in a bay surrounded by mountains
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82 photos of Al Ain, a large city in the desert of the United Arab Emirates
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25 photos of animals of desert and savanna environments
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62 photos of the Liwa oasis, a very large oasis 160km southwest of Abu Dhabi
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