List of UAE emirates and Rulers\Sheikhs

How many emirates are there in the UAE? 

Seven(7)

The list of 7 UAE emirates is: Abu Dhabi AUH, Ajman AJM, Dubai DXB, Fujairah FUJ, Ras Al Khaimah RAK, Sharjah SHJ, and Umm Al Quwain UAQ. Al Ain is not an emirate, it is a city in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

7 emirates	Abu Dhabi	Ajman	Dubai	Fujairah	Ras Al Khaimah	Sharjah	Umm Al Quwain
Ruler	Sheikh Khalifa	Sheikh Humaid	Sheikh Mohammed	Shaikh Hamad	Sheikh Saud	Sheikh Dr Sultan	Sheikh Saud
Crown Prince	Sheikh Mohamed	Sheikh Ammar	Sheikh Hamdan	Shaikh Mohammed	Sheikh Mohammad	Sheikh Sultan	Sheikh Rashid
Ruling Family	Al Nahyan	Al Nuami	Al Maktoum	Al Sharqi	Al Qasimi	Al Qasimi	Al Mualla
Capital City	Abu Dhabi	Ajman	Dubai	Fujairah	Ras Al Khaimah	Sharjah	Umm Al Quwain
Other Cities, Towns	Al Ain, Ruwais		Hatta
Airport Code	AUH	QAJ?	DXB, DWC	FJR	RKT	SHJ
Abbreviations	ABD, ADB, AUH	AJM	DXB	FUJ	RAK	SHJ	UAQ
Population	2.3m (2012)	370k (2008)	2.0m (2011)	140k (2008)	170k (2008)	1m (2013)	70k (2008)
Land Area
GDP
Infrastructure	Excellent	Average	Excellent	Average	Average	Average	Average
Climate	Hot and sunny	Hot and sunny	Hot and sunny	Hot and sunny	Hot and sunny	Hot and sunny	Hot and sunny

Alternative spellings of UAE emirates

The most common spelling is given in the table above as a heading. It is not necessarily the official or correct spelling depending on what the definition of official or correct is. Alternatives often or sometimes seen include:

• Abu Dhabi - Abou Dhabi (Fr?)
• Ajman
• Dubai - Dubay, Dubayy
• Fujairah - Al Fujayrah, Fujeirah,
• Ras Al Khaimah - Ra's Al Khaymah, Ras Al Khaima
• Sharjah - Ash Shariqah
• Umm Al Quwain - Umm Al Qaywayn

Alternative spellings of Arabic names

Arabic words in English are transliterations of phonetic sounds so spellings can vary and one spelling is not necessarilly more correct than another, although some spellings are more common, sometimes depending on location.

• Maktoum - Maktoom
• Mohammed - Mohamed, Mohammad, Mohamad
• Mualla - Mu'alla, Muallah, Mu'allah
• Nahyan - Nahayan
• Nuami - Nuaimi, Nuamih
• Qasimi - Qassimi, Qassimmi, Qasimmi, Qasimih, Qassimih
• Sheikh - Sheik, Shaik, Shaikh

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