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The UAE issued its first Federal stamps on 1 January 1973. [5] [6] Before then, the individual emirates issued their own stamps. [7] [8] Stamp of Dubai, 1963. Stamp of Ajman, 1965. Stamp of Fujairah, 1964. Stamp of Umm al-Quwain, 1964. Stamp of Sharjah, 1968.
British postal agencies in Eastern Arabia. British postal agencies in Eastern Arabia issued early postage stamps used in each of Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, Kuwait, Muscat and Qatar. Muscat and Dubai relied on Indian postal administration until 1 April 1948 when, following the Partition of India, British agencies were established there.
The sale of postage stamps was for a short time a lucrative trade for the emirates, most of whom (with the exception of Abu Dhabi, which struck oil in 1965) had few other sources of revenue. Revenues of up to £70,000 for the poorer states fell, however, to £30,000 with the inevitable saturation of the market. [6]
Malaysia: Sabah entry stamp from other regions of Malaysia. Malta: old style passport stamp from 1999. Mexico: Old style entry stamp of Mexico. Moldova: old style entry stamp from 2005. Moldova: old style exit stamp. Old style passport stamps from Nazi Germany and Romania, issued in a Hungarian passport in 1940.
US$ 58.9 billion (2023) • Per capita. US$ 32,100 (2023) Sharjah ( / ˈʃɑːrdʒə /; Arabic: ٱلشَّارقَة aš-Šāriqah, Gulf Arabic: aš-Šārja [3]) is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is the capital of the Emirate of Sharjah and forms part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman ...
in the Arabian Peninsula United Arab Emirates Capital Abu Dhabi 24°28′N 54°22′E / 24.467°N 54.367°E / 24.467; 54.367 Largest city Dubai 25°15′N 55°18′E / 25.250°N 55.300°E / 25.250; 55.300 Official languages Arabic Common languages Emirati Arabic, English [a] Ethnic groups (2015) 59.4% South Asian 38.2% Indian 9.5% Bangladeshi 9.4% Pakistani 2.3% other ...
Dubai Police Agusta A-109K-2 in flight near Burj Khalifa. Burj Khalifa, known as the Burj Dubai before its inauguration, is a 828 metres (2,717 ft) high skyscraper in Dubai, and the tallest building in the world. The tower was inspired by the structure of the desert flower Hymenocallis. It was constructed by more than 30 contracting companies ...
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