seven separate emirates. These Emirates include Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain and Ras AL Khaimah. Many historical issues as well as modern issues have helped shape the country it has become. Some of these issues are colonization, authoritarian government, Zayed the Great and his grandson, Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, natural resources, religion, women, and Iran quest for nuclear capacity.
Physical Geography
In the south and west of the country, the land is mainly sand dunes and salt flats with the
occasional traditional desert oasis. The largest oases are in Al Ain, 160km east of Abu Dhabi,
and Liwa in the southwest. In the northern part of the country, the sand dunes yield to gravel
plains formed by the Hajar Mountain range, dating back about 200 million years. (Miller, 2004,
p.11) The mountains themselves rise to a height of over 3000 m and extend from the UAE south
into Oman. The east coast is essentially a fertile plain......
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