Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah facts for kids
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Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah
إِمَارَة رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة
Ra's al-Khaymah, Ras Al-Khaimah or RAK
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     Clockwise from top: Mangroves seen from Al Qawasim corniche flagpole, Ras Al Khaimah creek, Rotana resort in Ras Al Khaimah, Ras Al Khaimah fort museum, Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Ras Al Khaimah
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Location of Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE
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| Country |  United Arab Emirates |
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| Emirate |  Ras Al Khaimah |
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| • Type | Absolute monarchy | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2,486 km2 (960 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 4th | ||
| Population
(2018)
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| • Total | 416,600 | ||
| • Rank | 5th | ||
Ras Al Khaimah is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is also transliterated as Ras al Khaimah and Ras al-Khaimah. The city of Ras Al Khaimah, sometimes simply abbreviated to RAK City, is the capital of the emirate and home to most of the emirate's residents. It is to an extent identified with the medieval trading port of Julfar.
Its name in English means "top of the tent". The emirate borders Oman's exclave of Musandam, and occupies part of the same peninsula. It covers an area of 2,486 km2 (960 sq mi) and has 64 km (40 mi) of beach coastline.
As of 2015, the emirate had a population of about 345,000, of which about 31% were Emirati citizens.
RAK city has two main areas - the Old Town and Nakheel - on either side of a creek that is home to mangroves and is framed by the North-Western Hajar Mountains. The emirate also consists of several villages and new gated residential developments, such as Al Hamra Village and Mina Al Arab. The emirate is served by Ras Al Khaimah International Airport. Its geography consists of a northern part (where Ras Al Khaimah City and most towns are situated) and a large southerly inland exclave (near the Dubai exclave of Hatta), and a few small islands in the Persian Gulf. Ras Al Khaimah has the most fertile soil in the country, due to a larger share of rainfall and underground water streams from the Hajar.
Images for kids
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A tomb from the Umm al-Nar culture in Ras Al Khaimah.
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A painting depicting the British Expeditionary Force off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah in 1809.
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Ras Al Khaimah under siege by a British expeditionary force during the Persian Gulf campaign of 1819 in December 1819
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The hilltop fort of Dhayah
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Masafi Fort in Masafi
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Jebel Jais is the highest mountain peak in the United Arab Emirates.
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Wadi Shawka
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The National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah
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Participants of RAK Half Marathon 2011.
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Ras Al Khaimah International Airport
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See also
In Spanish: Emirato de Ras al Jaima para niños
