Emirate, one of the constituents of the United Arab Emirates
Emirate in United Arab Emirates
The
Emirate of Dubai
(
Arabic
:
????? ????
,
romanized
:
?Im?rat Dubayy
) is one of the seven
emirates of the United Arab Emirates
.
[5]
It is the most populous emirate of the
UAE
. The capital of the emirate is the eponymous city,
Dubai
.
Geography
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The city of Dubai is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, while the Emirate stretches inland and is bordered to the south by the
emirate of Abu Dhabi
, to the northeast by the
emirate of Sharjah
, to the southeast by the country of
Oman
, to the east by the
emirate of Ajman
, and to the north by the
emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
.
Municipalities
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The 4 municipalities of Dubai are:
History
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In the early 19th century, the coastal township of Dubai was located within the territorial lands of the
Bani Yas
tribe, however Dubai was also on the borderlands near the control of the powerful
Al Qasimi
clan. This caused both groups to assert authority over the town.
[6]
: 13
In the 19th century, pearls were the main commodity of the region, with buyers from
Mumbai
, commerce peaked in 1897.
[6]
: 26
In 1901,
Maktoum bin Hasher Al Maktoum
established Dubai as a free port with no taxation on imports or exports and also gave merchants parcels of land and guarantees of protection and tolerance. These policies saw a movement of merchants not only directly from
Lingeh
,
[7]
but also those who had settled in
Ras Al Khaimah
and
Sharjah
(which had historical links with Lingeh through the
Al Qawasim
tribe) to Dubai. An indicator of the growing importance of Dubai can be gained from the movements of the steamer of the Bombay and Persia Steam Navigation Company, which from 1899 to 1901 paid five visits annually to Dubai. In 1902, the company's vessels made 21 visits to Dubai and from 1904 on,
[8]
the steamers called fortnightly ? in 1906, trading 70,000 tonnes of cargo.
[9]
The frequency of these vessels helped to accelerate Dubai's role as an emerging port and trading hub of preference. British historian John Lorimer noted the transfer of merchants from Lingeh "bids fair to become complete and permanent",
[7]
and also that the town had by 1906 supplanted Lingeh as the chief entrepot of the Trucial States. By 1908, Dubai was home to a population of some 10,000 people.
[6]
: 21?23
By the 1930s and 1940s, the pearl business crashed due to
cultured pearls
from Japan. The economy crashed which triggered a famine.
[6]
: 28
Hopes were reignited when in 1937 an oil exploration contract was signed which guaranteed
royalty
rights for Dubai and concessionary payments to Sheikh
Saeed bin Maktoum
. However, due to
World War II
, oil would not be struck until 1966 at the
Fateh oil field
.
[6]
: 36?37
In December 1971, the emirates united to form the
United Arab Emirates
, thus ending their status as British Protectorates.
[10]
[11]
The ruler of the emirate is Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
.
[12]
The emirate is made up of various other municipalities and villages. The inland
exclave
of
Hatta
is located about 134 km east of the city of Dubai. The exclave is bordered by
Oman
to the east and south, the villages of
Sayh Mudayrah
and
Masfout
in
Ajman
to the west, and
Ras Al Khaimah
to the north.
Rulers
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Demographics
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Historical population
Year
| Pop.
| ±% p.a.
|
---|
1953
| 50,000
| ?
|
---|
1968
| 59,000
| +1.11%
|
---|
1980
| 276,301
| +13.73%
|
---|
1985
| 370,788
| +6.06%
|
---|
1995
| 689,420
| +6.40%
|
---|
2005
| 1,321,453
| +6.72%
|
---|
2010
| 1,837,610
| +6.82%
|
---|
2017
| 2,836,062
| +6.40%
|
---|
|
Source: Citypopulation
[19]
|
See also
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References
[
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]
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.
Archived
from the original on 12 July 2012
. Retrieved
8 March
2017
.
- ^
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.
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Archived
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. Retrieved
27 August
2017
.
- ^
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Archived
July 12, 2019, at the
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- ^
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11 January
2024
.
- ^
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.
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31 August
2021
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e
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. London, England: Atlantic.
ISBN
978-1-84887-009-3
.
- ^
a
b
Lorimer, John (1915).
Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf
. British Government, Bombay. p. 2236.
- ^
Lorimer, John (1915).
Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf
. British Government, Bombay. p. 743.
- ^
Wilson, Graeme (1999).
Father of Dubai
. Media Prima. p. 34.
- ^
"
"History of the UAE - UAE Government Website"
"
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Archived
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2022
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"
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"
.
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.
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2022
.
- ^
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.
mediaoffice.ae
.
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2021
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a
b
c
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e
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Father of Dubai
. Media Prima. p. 23.
- ^
a
b
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. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Archived
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27 May
2022
.
- ^
Lorimer, John (1915).
Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf
. British Government, Bombay. p. 775.
- ^
"The late Vice President Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum"
.
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.
- ^
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Archived
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2022
.
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a
b
Pranay Gupte (January 2011).
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.
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.
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.
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12 March
2022
.
External links
[
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]
- Dubai
travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Dubai.ae
? Dubai Government official website
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