Umm Al-Quwain

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Introducing Umm Al-Quwain

The sleepy fishing port of Umm al-Quwain offers little in the way of attractions for the visitor compared to other emirates, apart from the chance to experience the closest thing to a pre-oil town that you’ll find in the UAE. Its name, ‘Mother of Two Powers’, refers to the emirate’s power over both land and sea, and the town itself lies on a narrow peninsula of sand jutting north from the main road linking Sharjah with Ras al-Khaimah.

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The old town and the emirate’s tiny business district are at the northern tip of the peninsula, along King Faisal Rd (aka Muroor Rd). Banks are found in King Faisal Rd and internet access is available at the Palma Beach Hotel for Dh10 per hour.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009

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  1. vonwerden avatar
    RE: Buying alcohol on arrival in Dubai

    by vonwerden 29 March 2011

    I just found another article in The National from Abu Dhabi which describes the confusing situation. Again, it's officially illegal to…
  2. genghis_caterpillar avatar
    RE: travelling from Dubai to Umm al-Quwain

    by genghis_caterpillar 29 March 2011

    Because this one raised my curiosity, I checked my guide books, and based on the directions in the LP, found it on Google Earth - you…
  3. ctown avatar
    RE: travelling from Dubai to Umm al-Quwain

    by ctown 28 March 2011

    We live in Sharjah and it usually cost us 80 to get here from around the airport hotels and Umm al-Quwain is a hike from here[we were…

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