Umm al-Quwain أمّ القيوين, UAE

Umm al-Quwain (Arabic: أمّ القيوين) is one of the sovereign emirates within the United Arab Emirates. It covers 750 sq km (290 sq mi) and has a population of 62,000 people (2012 estimate).

Human habitation in the Umm al-Quwain area is traced back to some 7,000 years ago. This is based on prehistoric arrowheads and flint tools as well as pottery that were unearth along the shoreline. There is clear evidence that the people living in Umm al-Quwain had established contact with the inhabitants of Mesopotamia in the fifth millennium BC.

The modern history of Umm al-Quwain started only about two hundred years ago, when the Al Ali tribe relocated there from Al-Sinniyah island. In 1775, the sheikhdom of Umm al-Quwain was founded by Sheikh Majid Al Mualla. The sheikhdom accepted British protectorate in 1820 to keep out the Ottomans. It was one of the founding states of the United Arab Emirates in 1971, along with Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Fujairah.

Visiting Umm al-Quwain

The most common way to reach Umm al-Quwain is either to self-drive or to take a taxi from Dubai or Sharjah.

Sights & Attractions to visit in Umm al-Quwain

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