Ras Al Khaimah Information
Ras al khaimah is in the northern part of the Persian Gulf. It is in the northern part of the UAE bordering Oman. The emirate has a population of about 250,000 inhabitants. Ras Al Khaimah is one of the United Arab Emirates. It covers an area of 656 square miles (1700 km²).
Ras Al Khaimah is ruled by Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad Al-Qassimi. The city has two main sections Old Ras al Khaimah and Nakheel on either side of the creek which flows through Ras Al Khaimah.
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History of Ras al Khaimah
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In the early 18th century the Qawasim clan (Huwayla tribe) established itself in Ras al Khaimah.
After British occupation (18 December 1819 – July 1821), Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr al-Qasimi signed in 1822 the General Maritime Treaty with Britain, accepting a protectorate keeping the Ottoman Turks out.
Like Ajman, Dubai, Umm al-Qaiwain and Sharjah, its position on the route to India made it important enough to be recognized as a salute state (be it of the lowest class: only 3 guns).
In 1869 Ras al Khaimah became fully independent from Sharjah. However from September 1900 to 7 July 1921 it was re-incorporated into Sharjah, its neighbor; the last governor became its next independent ruler.
On 11 February 1972 Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad al-Qasimi joined the United Arab Emirates.
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Ras al Khaimah Education
Schools: Ras Al Khaimah has been at the forefront where formal school education is concerned. A large number of Government-run schools – primary, elementary and higher secondary are scattered all over Ras Al Khaimah with Arabic as their main medium of instruction.
Among other Arabic-medium schools are those that are run by private managements:
- The Egyptian School
- Badr Primary School
Apart from the above schools, there are English-medium ones which offer varied curricula to suit the expatriate community, offering syllabi such as GCSE, IGCSE, A Levels, O Levels, CBSE, Kerala State-Board (Indian Syllabi), Pakistani, etc. viz.
- Ras Al Khaimah English Speaking School
- The International School of Chouiefat
- Indian School Ras Al Khaimah
- The New Indian Higher Secondary School
- Pakistani Higher Secondary School
- Indian Public High School
Ras Al Khaimah Transportation
Within Ras Al Khaimah: Metered taxis are the main mode of transport within Ras Al Khaimah with fares starting AED 1 (Formerly the fare was negotiable between driver and passenger but all non-metered taxis were phased out by the year 2001).
Buses are also available but only on long-haul routes and they cater mainly to people residing in far-flung towns viz. Sha`am, Rams, Jazeerah-al-Hamra, etc.
Over the past 2 years, Ras Al Khaimah has seen a phenomenal increase in road-traffic especially during evening hours.
With Ras Al Khaimah also being a sought-after weekend getaway destination for people from various parts of the Emirates, traffic has been increasing progressively.
Emirate-to-Emirate: Ras Al Khaimah is well connected to emirates like Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah by taxis which often embark from the taxi-stand located at Jazeerah-al-Hamra. Engaged taxis are available on request.
Cars are available for rent from various Rent-A-Cars at negotiable prices.
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One follows the coast with beautiful beaches on the one side and stretches of desert on the other; the other, new route runs out towards the airport in the direction of Khatt, Fujairah and Dhaid.
Nowadays, The Emirates Highway is being used aplenty by most motorists. The highway traverses the emirates of Umm Al Quwain, Ajman and Sharjah to finally end up in Dubai.
Most travelers would agree that it connects Ras Al Khaimah to Dubai in less than 45 minutes.
Seaport: Saqr Port, located in the industrial area of Khor Khuwair is the Emirate’s main port providing bulk and container services. It has eight deep water berths, each 200m long, is dredged to 12.2m and has two ro-ro ramps plus specialized berths for handling bulk cement and aggregate.
Other services include ship handling, crew changes and 40,000m2 of covered storage together with a vast open storage area. It is also the closest port in the UAE to Bandar Abbas in Iran.
Airport: The Ras Al Khaimah International Airport is currently undergoing an upgrade. It operates cargo and passenger services to a variety of destinations covering the Middle East, North & East Africa, Central Asia, India and the Far East.
In total 27 airlines including Gulf Air, Egypt Air, Indian Airlines, Aeroflot, Pakistan International Airlines and many other airlines operate scheduled and non-scheduled flights.
Open 24 hours / day the airport has an open skies policy with no restrictions on frequencies and time of arrival / departure; offers competitive tariffs and storage facilities; is not congested, fast and efficient; and has a full offering of duty free goods among other services.
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