UAE National Studies

Emirates and cities

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  1. Which emirate of the UAE is the largest by area, at 67,340 square kilometres?
  2. Which emirate is the second smallest by area among the seven emirates, after Ajman?
  3. Which Emirati city sits at the foothills of the Hajar Mountains and is home to the restored Fujairah Fort and the Fujairah Museum?
  4. Where is the Al Badiyah Mosque, recognized as the oldest surviving stone-and-mudbrick mosque in the UAE, located?
  5. In which UAE city did the Cultural Sites of Al Ain become the country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011?
  6. Which three places on the Gulf of Oman coast are exclaves or semi-exclaves of the Emirate of Sharjah?
  7. Which mountain, in Ras Al Khaimah and Oman's Musandam Governorate, has a high point west of its summit that is considered the highest point in the UAE, at 1,892 metres?
  8. Which inland oasis town, about 30 km inland of the city of Umm Al Quwain, is found in the interior of that emirate?
  9. Which natural island off the western region of Abu Dhabi has a wildlife reserve and a 7th-century Christian church opened to the public in December 2010?
  10. What coastal archaeological site in Umm Al Quwain, linked with the inland centre of Mleiha, was a major trading city in the first century CE?
  11. Which mountain near Al Ain, on the border of the UAE and Oman, gave its name to the Hafit period, whose beehive tombs date between 3200 and 2600 BC?
  12. Which Dubai port, built in the late 1970s to supplement Port Rashid, is described as the largest man-made harbour in the world?
  13. Which island off Umm Al Quwain is home to one of the largest remaining colonies of Socotra cormorants and the site of an Eastern Christian monastery and old pearl fishing town?
  14. Which exclave of Oman, entirely surrounded by the UAE, contains the Sharjah enclave of Nahwa?
  15. What kind of territory is Nahwa, which forms part of the Emirate of Sharjah, in relation to the Omani territory of Madha?
  16. Which oasis, with some 50 villages on the northern edge of the Rub' al Khali, is the birthplace of the ruling families of Abu Dhabi and Dubai?
  17. Which natural saltwater inlet historically divided the city of Dubai into two main sections, Deira and Bur Dubai?
  18. Which creek near Kalba, an exclave of Sharjah on the Gulf of Oman coast, is described as an important nature reserve and mangrove swamp?
  19. Which island off the coast of the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, one of the marine protected areas in the Zayed Network, lies in the Marawah Biosphere Reserve?
  20. Which island, about 42 km off the coast of Abu Dhabi, has more than 20 archaeological sites ranging from the Neolithic?
  21. What underground irrigation system, called falaj or qanat, carries water from boreholes to the farms and date palms of Al Ain Oasis?
  22. Which mountain range, shared between northern Oman and the eastern United Arab Emirates, extends for about 700 kilometres?
  23. Which fort, built in 1787, houses the Dubai Museum and is believed to be the oldest building in Dubai that still exists?
  24. Which 18th-century hilltop fort in Ras Al Khaimah was the last Qawasim stronghold to resist British forces in December 1819?
  25. Which nature reserve at Al Zorah in Ajman, set in an area once surrounded by mangrove swamps, is home to some 60 species of bird?
  26. Who was the chief architect of the Burj Khalifa at the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill?

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