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United Arab Emirates
In the U.A.E you will have ample opportunity to experience recreation in its broadest sense. If it is total relaxation that you require, then allow yourself to be pampered in a luxurious hotel where you can lie on a white sandy beach underneath the shade of a palm tree, occasionally taking a leisurely swim in a pool or warm sea. You may wish to spend an exciting day at camel or horse races, or watch top international stars compete on the golf or tennis course. If you are feeling more energetic you can work out at well-equipped leisure centers or participate in a range of sporting and other outdoor activities. You can visit the tourist attractions in each emirate, explore lively cities, the silent desert and rugged mountains, take a cultural tour of museums, art galleries and archaeological sites, or simply shop to your heart’s content. You will then have the difficult task of choosing a place to eat from a long list of excellent restaurants, not to mention a venue for your evening’s entertainment. Shopping is something of a national past time in the U.A.E and one of the major attractions for visitors. Glitzy state-of-the-art malls abound, but have not replaced traditional souqs (markets). The result is a thrilling mix of old and new where the very latest twenty-first century retail delights co-exist with ancient family run businesses that trade as they have done for centuries.
Abu Dhabi Is the largest of all seven emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the capital of the emirate and also the federal capital of the U.A.E.
AL AIN Abu Dhabi's second region, known as the Eastern Region, has as its capital Al Ain city.
The Emirate of Dubai Extends along the Arabian Gulf coast of the UAE for approximately 72 kilometers. Dubai city is built along the edge of a narrow 10-kilometre winding creek that divides the southern section of Bur Dubai, the city's traditional heart, from the northern area of Deira.
The Emirate of Sharjah Extends along approximately 16 kilometers of the UAE's Gulf coastline, and for more than 80 kilometers into the interior. The capital city of Sharjah overlooks the Arabian Gulf and contains the main administrative and commercial centers together with an especially impressive array of cultural and traditional projects.
AJMAN is located a short distance northeast of Sharjah's capital city, has a beautiful 16-kilometre stretch of white sand beach.
UMM AL QAIWAIN is located on the Arabian Gulf coast of the UAE, extending over a distance of 24 kilometers, between Sharjah to the southwest, and Ras al-Khaimah to the northeast. Its inland border lies about 32 kilometers from the main coastline.
RAS AL-KHAIMAH is the west coast's most northerly emirate. It extends for a distance of about 64 kilometers along the coastline and for more than 128 kilometers inland. Its mountainous borders are shared with the Sultanate of Oman.
FUJAIRAH is the only emirate that borders the UAE’s east coast, overlooking the Gulf of Oman. |
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