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Ra's al Khaymah (emirate) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 25 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 25.6660 decimal degrees |
Long: 056 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 56.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: The region was part of the Sharjah emirate until 1919. It's a rich agricultural area, comprising two irregularly-shaped sections on the Oman promontory. |
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Ra's al Khaymah (preferred,C,V)
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Imārat Ra’s al Khaymah (C,U,O,Arabic (transliterated)-P)
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Ra's al-Khaymah (C,V)
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Ra's al Kaymah (C,V)
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Ras al-Khaimah (C,V)
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Ras al-Khaymah (C,V)
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AE05 (C,U,FIPS)
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Jasimi Shaikhdom of Ras al-Khaimah (C,U)
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Ran al Khaima (C,U)
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Ras al Khaima (C,U)
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Sheikhdom of Ras al Khaimah (C,U)
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State of Ras Al Khaima (C,U)
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إمارة رأس الخيمة (C,U,Arabic-P)
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Ra’s al Khaymah (C,U)
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Raʼs al Khaymah (C,U)
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Ras el Khaïmah (C,U,French)
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رأس الخيمة (C,U,Arabic)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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emirate (preferred, C) |
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joined federation February 1972 |
first level subdivision (C) |
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sheikhdom (C) |
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