Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
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The Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah is the northernmost of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. The city of Ras Al Khaimah, abbreviated to RAK or RAK City, is the capital of the emirate
A tomb from the Umm Al Nar Culture in Ras Al Khaimah.
A painting depicting the British Expeditionary Force off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah in 1809.
Ras Al Khaimah under siege by a British expeditionary force during the Persian Gulf campaign of 1819 in December 1819
The hilltop fort of Dhayah
Trucial States
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The Trucial States, also known as the Trucial Coast, or the Trucial Sheikhdoms, or Trucial Oman, was a group of tribal confederations in southeastern Arabia south of the Persian Gulf whose leaders had
Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
…of Hasan Bin Rahma Al Qasimi. The treaty stipulated the end of piracy and slavery, and laid the foundation for the British protectorate over the Trucial States that lasted until December 1971. In 1869, Ras Al Khaimah became fully independent from neighbouring Sharjah. However, from September 1900 to 7 July…
British naval fleet attack Ras Al Khaimah on 13 November 1809
RAF at No. 44 Staging Post, Sharjah, Trucial States, c. 1945
1961 Trucial States stamps, denominated in Gulf rupees.