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
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.
Emirate of Abu Dhabi
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The Emirate of Abu Dhabi is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates. It is the largest emirate, accounting for 87% of the nation's total land area or 67,340 km2.
Trucial States
…States remained an informal British protectorate until the treaties were revoked on 1 December 1971. The following day, six of the sheikhdoms—Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah—formed the United Arab Emirates; the seventh, Ras Al Khaimah, joined on 10 February 1972. The sheikhdoms…
Al-Hosn Fort in Abu Dhabi, dating to the 18th century
A date palm grove in the desert north of Liwa Oasis in the Western Region, roughly in the area of Ar-Rub' Al-Khali (The Empty Quarter), which covers much of the emirate
Average temperatures in Abu Dhabi emirate
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, emir of Abu Dhabi from 2004 to 2022.