Learn about the country of U.A.E.
U.A.E. the seven
Abu Dhabi
Dubai
Sharjah
Ajman
um Al Quwain
Ras Al Khaimah
Fujairah
The State of U.A.E. is a country located in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia and on the southern coast of the Arabian Gulf. It is bordered to the northwest by the State of Qatar, to the south and west by Saudi Arabia and to the southeast by the Sultanate of Oman. The Emirates derives its name from the seven emirates that make up the federation: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, um Al Quwain and Fujairah.
The Hashemi tribe has lived here since the seventeenth century and their lineage still exists on state territory, such as the family of Sayyid Ali bin Sayyid Abdul Rahman al-Hashemi. Al-Hawashem was the first city to inhabit the state of U.A.E. before many Arabic tribes migrated to it, such as the Al Nahyan and Al Qawasim.
Ancient history
Archaeological excavations have revealed the existence of ancient settlements, especially in Ajman, um Al Quwain, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and some islands along the coast of the Arabian Gulf. In Jebel Buhais (Sharjah) and the coast of um Al Quwain, a large number of underground tombs have been found, while the above-surface burials at Jebel Hafeet (near Al Ain) date back to 5000-2500 BC.
The construction of settlements in the region continued in the III century BC and beyond, and the discoveries found in it confirm the expansion of trade and cultural exchange between them and the cultural centers of the Gulf, Mesopotamia and even the Mediterranean basin. A temple dating from 100 BC to 100 AD was found in Al-Dur, an important settlement near um Al Quwain, where relics of Indian, Mesopotamian, Greek and Roman origins and finds were found, including coins, pottery, etc. Some coins from the sites of Mleiha and al-Dur bear the inscription "Abayel", which is believed to be the name of a former Islamic ruler of the region.
Dubai in the middle of the twentieth century
In 620 AD, the Prophet Allah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) conveyed the signs of the spread of Islam to the people of Dibba, inviting them to convert to Islam.
Dibba itself is the center of Alqi bin Malik, the leader of the apostasy movement in the region. The region and its surroundings witnessed events from the early Islamic period, the Umayyads, the Abbasids, and various Islamic states. During the seventeenth and seventeenth centuries AD, trade and seafaring flourished along the coast of the region. Important urban centres and ports such as Dibba, Julfar and Jumeirah (near Dubai) are also growing.
Britain faced an Arab naval force, the Qawasim fleet of 60 large ships and 20,000 sailors, who defended the area and impeded British expansion in the Gulf and the east of the Arabic Island. But the British managed to destroy the Qawasim fleet, destroyed the cities on the coast of Ras al-Khaimah, and settled in the region and the Gulf from 1820 AD.
They signed an agreement with the heads of the Emirates, which was reinforced by a truce, after which the area became known as the "Coast of Peace or Reconciliation" instead of the "Pirate Coast" where the British defend the country and their Kavasim. Sailors are called the "Pirate Coast". Facing a foreign invasion of water.
The principality on the coast of Muadhamden was colonized by the British for 151 years and continued to follow the British government in India until independence in 1947, when the principality was directly subordinated to London.
Then the British decided to withdraw from the Gulf (east of Suez) and in 1968 negotiations began to establish an alliance between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and then the other U.A.E. state under the Dubai Agreement and its regulations.
Recent history
In the early eighties of the nineteenth century, Britain began to expand its influence in these countries. By the early twentieth century, Britain managed to control the foreign affairs of the U.A.E. state and protect its independence. These states, known as the Trucial States, were protected by United Kingdom until they gained full independence in 1971. The same year also saw the union of six emirates, joining together to form the State of U.A.E., before Ras Al Khaimah joined in 1972.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the UAE fell into the category of underdeveloped or poor countries, as its population relied on fishing, pearling and camel herding, as well as the cultivation and trade of dates.
The discovery of oil in the fifties of the last century affected the country's rapid wealth on the one hand and its attractiveness for modern industrial growth and development on the other, as well as the development of modern cities. Many residents have also abandoned their traditional livelihoods for jobs related to modern fields such as oil manufacturing or work and livelihoods.
By the seventies, U.A.E. was one of the countries characterized by high personal income or high per capita national income.
Sheikh Zayed, Oil and Unions
Planning for the confederation began with former head of state Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Rashid Al Maktoum in the Samha area of Dubai, but British colonialism in power at that time did not allow Arab unification with Islamic countries, that was in 1968 and 1971, after achieving national freedom, the leaders of the region decided to unite to include all parts of the country, namely Abu Dhabi (now the capital), Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, um Al Quwain, and Fujairah. An alliance was formed except for Ras al-Khaimah which was allied with Bahrain. In 1972, Ras Al Khaimah joined them to complete the alliance.