because that's what they were before the merged to form a single country. they were previously 7 independantly ruled sheikdoms
The constituent emirates of the United Arab Emirates, called the Seven Sheikdoms in common parlance, are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah,Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. Of them, Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the most powerful and most populous.
The Country is the United Arab Emirates or UAE. The Seven Emirates are; Abu Dhabi Dubai Sharjah Fujeirah Ras al Khaimah Um Al Quain Ajman
The country that consists of seven kingdoms is the United Arab Emirates. This country is sometimes called the UAE and is located on the Arabian Peninsula.
emirates
There are Nine Emirates of which two are the independent nations of Qatar and Kuwait and the remaining Seven Emirates form the United Arab Emirates.
Dubai is a Emirate, there is no the Emirate, infact there are seven Emirates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). If you want to know what the captil city of the United Arab Emirates it is called Abu Dabi and is about an hour or two away from Dubai.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is a confederation of seven Arab principalities or emirates.
No. All seven emirates of the UAE are ruled by Sunni Muslims.
The United Arab Emirates formed from seven different emirates. The country formed in 1971, after it became clear that Britain was no longer able to effectively administrate the emirates' affairs. As for why the emirates remained united as opposed to fissioning into separate states, the reason for the union was that the emirates could have a much larger diplomatic influence as a union than as individual states.
Dubai is not a country. It is one of the seven emirates located within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which is the country.
The "Emirates" is a term sometimes used to describe the country of the United Arab Emirates. The United Arab Emirates is also sometimes simply abbreviated to the UAE (as is the United States of America abbreviated to the USA). The UAE is a small, but oil and gas rich country located along the Arabian Gulf in the Middle East. It is called the United Arab Emirates, as it is a union of seven previously autonomous tribal areas that were ruled by patriarchal Emir's. In 1971, they joined together to form one united country, the United Arab Emirates. Emirates (Airlines), is also the name of the airline that operates out of and services Dubai, which is one of the seven emirates which forms the UAE. The national carrier of the UAE is Etiyad Airlines. Emirates Airlines sponsor many international sports events and teams, so their logo and branding is often seen on television and at sporting events.