| Another aspect of the Emirati economy is the fact that the huge wealth of such emirates as Abu Dhabi is used to subsidise development in the smaller, poorer emirates. |
| Early morning southernly winds will keep the dust in the air around the emirates. |
| The United Arab Emirates is a confederation of seven sheikdoms, or emirates, located on the shore of the Persian Gulf. |
| The second largest of the seven emirates which make up the United Arab Emirates, Dubai is located on the southern shore of the Arabian Gulf. |
| Its northern emirates were for a long time subject to Bornu, and its customs are nearly assimilated to those of Bornu. |
| As you can see on this map, the southern and eastern fringes of the Arabian Peninsula are ringed by a series of emirates and sultanates. |
