Umm Al Quwain UAE The Perfect Place For Business Starters

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Umm Al Quwain UAE The Perfect Place For Business Starters

Umm Al Quwain UAE

Umm al Quwain UAE is the second smallest Emirates of United Arab Emirates with least population. It is located in the northern side of the country. Umm al-Quwain means “Mother of two powers”

It is a small Emirate surrounded by island dotted lagoons. It is exactly the opposite of Dubai in many ways. Because of the silence in the city, it is anti-Dubai. Also this city does not have any resort or mega mall. Get an experience of the oil days of UAE from this small city.

Umm al-Quwain UAE The Perfect Place For Business Starters

Ruler or Emir: Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla

Area: 750 km2 (290 sq mi)

Climate

November to March:

  • 27 Degree during Day
  • 15 Degree during Night

April to October:

  • More than 40 Degree

December:

  • Rainfall 42 mm in a year

Religion: Islam

Weekends: Friday- Saturday

Tourism

1.Umm al-Quwain Fort

This fort was once the Emirate’s Ruler home. It was guarded and was the entrance to the old city. On the one side of it is the sea and other side is the creek.

Finally it has become a police station than a museum. Also it houses many weapons used in the ancient days.

2. Old Harbor

It has a traditional dhow building yard. Also the place includes some stone houses built in the old days with plasters and artwork on them. In addition this is where the skilled boat craftsman continue to assemble their traditional boats.

3. Island of Umm al-Quwain

There are a number of islands in Umm al-Quwain surrounded with sand and mangrove forests. These islands are separated by a series of creek.  The larger island includes Al Sinniyah, Jazirat Al Ghallah and Al Keabe.

And the smaller ones are Al Sow, Al Qaram, Al Humaidi, Al Chewria and Al Harmala. There is a creek called madaar creek, which provides navigable waterway for the fishermans. It has very low tide and average depth.

4. Al Dour

It is the largest Pre-Islamic site of Umm Al Quwain in Persian Gulf Coast. Once it was an important trading port. There are now thousands of graves among the houses, some of which has more than one individual body.

Small Square Fort has round corner towers and small square temples. They are dedicated to semitic sun god called shamash.

Umm al-Quwain UAE The Perfect Place For Business Starters

5. Dreamland Aqua Park

This is the largest water park of UAE. There is also a landscaped garden with rides, slides and other attractions. In addition this park has a daily capacity of about 10,000 visitors.

6. Camel Racing

At Al Labsa you can get a beautiful glimpse of the camel racing track. There are wooden dales along the sand dunes. Also it provides an amazing terrain for off read desert drivers or the dune bashers.

Distance between Dubai and Umm Al Quwain

37.87 km

Hospitals

  • Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital
  • Umm Al Quwain Hospital

Hotels

  • Flamingo by Bin Majid (3*)
  • Hotel Royal Residence (3*)
  • Pearl Beach Hotel (4*)
  • Umm Al Quwain Beach Hotel (4*)

Umm Al Quwain Free Zone

The free zone of Umm Al Quwain is located near to the seaport area of UAE. Also it takes just an hour to reach the free zone from Dubai and Sharjah International Airport.
Also this free zone is government authorized to incorporate business companies owning trade license.

In addition all trade, contracts, imports, exports, visa, and banking have the similar legal freedom inside UAE. There is also no payment for custom duties for re export in the Umm Al Quwain UAE Free Zone.

Image credits: Flickr 144729932@N02gordontour

Umm Al Quwain UAE The Perfect Place For Business Starters was last modified: November 16th, 2017 by Phebe