Encyclopedia - Dubai: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubai - Demographics
Dubai is unusual in that its population comprises mainly expatriates, with UAE nationals (Emiratis) constituting the minority. The vast m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubai: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubai - Construction
Since 2000, Dubai's municipality has initiated a plethora of construction phases and plans across the entire city of Dubai, predominantly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubai: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubai - History Of Dubai
There are records of the town of Dubai from 1799. Earlier in the 18th century the Al Abu Falasa lineage of Banu Yas clan established itse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates: Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (also called the UAE) is an oil-rich Middle Eastern country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Council On American-islamic Relations: Encyclopedia - Council On American-islamic Relations
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a major Muslim organization in North America. It is a non-profit, non-governmental or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina
Adnan Terzic Bosnia and Herzegovina (locally: Bosna i Hercegovina/Босна и Херцеговина, most commonly abbreviated as BiH)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates: Encyclopedia Ii - United Arab Emirates - Airlines History
The national airline of the UAE was formerly Gulf Air, operated jointly with Bahrain and Oman. On September 13, 2005, the UAE announced t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates: Encyclopedia Ii - United Arab Emirates - Politics
United Arab Emirates - Federal institutions. The Supreme Council consists of the individual rulers of the seven emirates. The President...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates: Encyclopedia Ii - United Arab Emirates - Culture
Rooted in Islamic culture, the UAE has strong ties with the rest of the Arab world. The government is committed to preserving traditional...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates: Encyclopedia Ii - United Arab Emirates - Culture
Rooted in Islamic culture, the UAE has strong ties with the rest of the Arab world. The government is committed to preserving traditional...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates: Encyclopedia Ii - United Arab Emirates - Politics
United Arab Emirates - Federal institutions. The Supreme Council consists of the individual rulers of the seven emirates. The President...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates: Encyclopedia Ii - United Arab Emirates - Airlines History
The national airline of the UAE was formerly Gulf Air, operated jointly with Bahrain and Oman. On September 13, 2005, the UAE announced t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates: Encyclopedia Ii - United Arab Emirates - Culture
Rooted in Islamic culture, the UAE has strong ties with the rest of the Arab world. The government is committed to preserving traditional...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates: Encyclopedia Ii - United Arab Emirates - Human Rights And Labor Issues
It is common practice for employers to retain employees' passports for the duration of the employment contract to prevent expatriate empl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates: Encyclopedia Ii - United Arab Emirates - Technology And Telecommunications
Federal Act No. 1[5] of 1976 establishes the Emirates Telecommunications Corporation as the sole telephone and telecommunications provide...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oman: Encyclopedia Ii - Oman - Demographics
Oman is the world's easternmost Arabian country. The majority of the Omanis are Arabs, although there is a sizable Baloch minority. As in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates: Encyclopedia Ii - United Arab Emirates - Geography
The UAE lies in Southwest Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. It is a flat, barren coas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates: Encyclopedia Ii - United Arab Emirates - Geography
The UAE lies in Southwest Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. It is a flat, barren coas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Qatar - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Qatar Nearly all Qataris profess Islam. Besides ethnic Arabs, much of the population migrated from various ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oman: Encyclopedia Ii - Oman - Culture
Although Oman is a modern country, Western influences are quite restricted; the Ibadhi form of Islam is fairly strict in comparison with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mauritius: Encyclopedia Ii - Mauritius - Economy
Main article: Economy of Mauritius Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has developed from a low-income, agriculturally based economy to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oman: Encyclopedia Ii - Oman - Geography
A vast desert plain covers most of central Oman, with mountain ranges along the north (Jebel Akhdar) and southeast coast, where the count...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mauritius: Encyclopedia Ii - Mauritius - Demographics
Main article: Demographics of Mauritius Mauritius is probably the most multicultural island in the Indian Ocean. There are people from In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mauritius: Encyclopedia Ii - Mauritius - History
Main article: History of Mauritius While Arab and Malay sailors knew of Mauritius as early as the 10th century and Portuguese sailors fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mauritius: Encyclopedia Ii - Mauritius - Districts And Dependencies
Main article: Districts and dependencies of Mauritius The island of Mauritius itself is divided into 9 districts: Black River Flacq Gran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mauritius: Encyclopedia Ii - Mauritius - Culture
Main article: Culture of Mauritius The mixed colonial past of Mauritius is reflected in its culture. For example, the cuisine of Mauritiu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oman: Encyclopedia Ii - Oman - Politics
Chief of state and government is the hereditary sultan (Qaboos of Oman), who appoints a cabinet to assist him. In the early 1990s, the su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Qatar - Economy
Main article: Economy of Qatar Before the discovery of oil the economy of the Qatari region focussed on fishing and pearling. After the i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Qatar - Geography
Main article: Geography of Qatar The Qatari peninsula juts 160 km (100 miles) into the Persian Gulf from Saudi Arabia. Much of the countr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Qatar - Culture
Main article: Culture of Qatar Qatar explicitly uses Wahhabi law as the basis of its government, and the vast majority of its citizens fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Qatar - Education
Main article: Education in Qatar In recent years Qatar has placed great emphasis on education. Along with the country’s free healthcare...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mauritius: Encyclopedia Ii - Mauritius - Politics
Main article: Politics of Mauritius The head of state of Mauritius is the President, who is elected for a five-year term by the National ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mauritius: Encyclopedia Ii - Mauritius - Geography
Main article: Geography of Mauritius Together with Réunion and Rodrigues, Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands. This archipelago w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oman: Encyclopedia Ii - Oman - History
The region of Oman was once known by its Sumerian name Magan. Oman constituted one of the Satrapies of the Persian Empire. It was incorpo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oman: Encyclopedia Ii - Oman - Economy
The economy of Oman is dominated by its dependence on crude oil. A joint venture called IPC drilled a number of dry holes from 1956 onwar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Qatar - Politics
Main article: Politics of Qatar To Western eyes, the Qatari authorities seem to keep a relatively tight rein on freedom of expression and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tanzania: Encyclopedia Ii - Tanzania - Culture
Main article: Culture of Tanzania Music of Tanzania List of writers from Tanzania Taarab Music[3] is a fusion of Swahili tunes sung in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qatar: Encyclopedia Ii - Qatar - History
Main article: History of Qatar Qatar forms one of the newer emirates in the Arabian Peninsula. After domination by Persians for thousands...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - Economy
Main article: Economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina For the most part, agriculture has been in private hands, but farms have been small and i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bosnia And Herzegovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bosnia And Herzegovina - Economy
Main article: Economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina For the most part, agriculture has been in private hands, but farms have been small and i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bangalore: Encyclopedia Ii - Bangalore - Urban Life
Bangalore is known as the "Garden City of India", and there are many public parks, including the Lal Bagh (300 acres) and Cubbon Park (25...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Detroit Michigan: Encyclopedia Ii - Detroit Michigan - Demographics
Detroit Michigan - Overview. Since the city was founded under the French, French colonial influence can be found in many place names (G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Council On American-islamic Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Council On American-islamic Relations - Criticism Of Cair
CAIR's critics charge that the group has ties to Islamic terrorist organizations and does not do enough to denounce terrorism and extremi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubai: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubai - Real Estate And Property
The government's decision to diversify from a trade-based but oil-reliant economy to one that is service- and tourism-oriented has made r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubai: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubai - Airports
Dubai International Airport is a fortress hub for Emirates airlines and has a large Duty Free shopping centre. Dubai airport has won many...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubai: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubai - Language And Religion
The official language is Arabic, but English and Urdu are also widely spoken, along with Hindi, Persian, Punjabi, Malayalam, and Tagalog....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubai: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubai - Education
English is the medium of instruction in most schools in Dubai. Annual fees for nursery and pre-school vary greatly. Some primary schools ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubai: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubai - Entertainment
The annual month-long Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) draws shoppers from the Indian subcontinent and around the world. Attendance at the 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubai: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubai - Stamps And Postal History Of Dubai
A post office of British India was opened August 19, 1909. It used the stamps of India on mail, with postmark "Dubai Persian Gulf", until...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubai: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubai - Communities
Dubai is divided into 9 sectors: 1-4 & 6 are urban; 7-9 are rural; 8 is Jebel Ali. Each sector is sub-divided into communities of var...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dubai: Encyclopedia Ii - Dubai - Transportation
Dubai has a fairly large bus system run by the Dubai Municipality. The bus system has 59 unique routes on weekdays and transports over 20...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Ix - D
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IX - D . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article