Fujairah

Find Fujairah, also known as Fujairah ( English) ( Arabic فجيرة, DMG Fuǧaira ), is one of seven emirates that belong to the United Arab Emirates ( UAE). Its population is approximately 143,000.

Fujairah town

The name derives from the emirate is the port city of Fujairah, which is also its capital. Your metropolitan area has 108,000 inhabitants. Fujairah has an international airport, to board a flight to Kuwait and South India (Kozhikode ) is a cargo airport.

Administrative Divisions

The emirate consists of two main areas that make up the bulk of the total 1165 km ² and together about half as large as the Saarland. Both main areas are east of Hajar Mountains on the east coast of the United Arab Emirates on the Gulf of Oman.

Added to this is a managed jointly with the Emirate of Sharjah area and two small enclaves on the southern border with Oman. Is the belonging to Oman Musandam exclave on the northern border Fudschairas. Fujairah and the Gulf of Oman also enclose belonging to Sharjah Khor Fakkan and Kalba enclaves that were still competitive in the first half of the 20th century.

History

On December 2, 1971 Great Britain dismissed the former Trucial States, which include Fujairah belonged to independence. Under the leadership of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates from the former Trucial States, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al - Qaiwain and Fujairah, Ras al -Khaimah were founded.

Ruler

The Arab tribe al- Scharqi introduces the Emir the ruler of the emirate of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman.

Flag

As Hamad II came to power in 1975, he abolished the previous complete red flag and took over the federal flag of the United Arab Emirates with its three additional horizontal strip of green, white and black.

Stamps

With the country name al - Fujairah many stamps are sold with usually quite large designs that are not manufactured primarily for postal use in the country, but as artificial collectibles.

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