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Geography
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is situated on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman, with coastlines on both the Arabian Gulf and the... read more
History
The Arabian (or Persian) Gulf was an important trading post as far back as the Kingdom of Sumer in 3000BC. Sumer, located in the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in... read more
Dubai Timeline
1799 Al Fahedi Fort is built (estimated)
1833 The Maktoum family settles in Dubai
1835 Maritime Truce signed between the Trucial States and Britain
1892 Dubai falls under the... read more
