History of the United Arab Emirates: Elections in the United Arab Emirates, History museums in the United Arab Emirates, History of Dubai, History of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Military history of the United Arab Emirates, Postal history of the United Arab

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Chapters: Elections in the United Arab Emirates, History museums in the United Arab Emirates, History of Dubai, History of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Military history of the United Arab Emirates, Postal history of the United Arab Emirates, Terrorism in the United Arab Emirates, United Arab Emirati nationalism, United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Ports World controversy, History of the Jews in the United Arab Emirates, Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi, Dubai Internet City, Dubai Museum, Dubai Creek, First Saudi State, Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs, Second Saudi State, United Nations Security Council Resolution 552, Al Nahyan family, Dubai Creek extension, Postage stamps and postal history of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates parliamentary election, 2006, Dubai Chinatown, Dubai Flower Centre, Gulf Air Flight 771, Emirates NBD, 2008 Dubai explosion, Postage stamps and postal history of Sharjah, Jumeirah Park, Dubai Gold and Diamond Park, Postage stamps and postal history of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Textile Village, United Nations Security Council Resolution 304, Hili Archaeological Park, Umm an-Nar Culture, National Day, United Arab Emirates parliamentary election, 2011. Excerpt: The first human settlement in the history of Dubai was in approximately 3000 BC, when the area was inhabited by nomadic cattle herders. In the 3rd century AD, the area came under the control of the Sassanid Empire which lasted until the 7th century, when the Umayyad Caliphate took control and introduced Islam to the area. The area was sustained by fishing and pearl diving for a thousand years, with the first records of the town being made in 1799 when the Bani Yas clan established it as a dependency of Abu Dhabi. Dubai became a separate Sheikhdom in 1833, when the Al-Maktoum dynasty of the Bani Yas clan (initially from Abu Dhabi) took it over peacefully. The invention of artificial pearls in 1926 and the Great Depression in 1929 caused a collapse in the international pearl market, which resulted in Sheikh Saeed looking for an alternative source of income and Dubai becoming one of the leading re-export ports in the world. In 1966, oil was discovered in Dubai, which changed the country beyond recognition and led to Dubai becoming the vibrant, modern, business-centred city-state it is today. Records of the area where the emirate of Dubai is situated are very rare for any period before the 18th century. During the expansion of the Sheikh Zayed Road between 1993 and 1998, remnants of a mangrove swamp were uncovered which were dated to approximately 7000 BC. It is thought that by about 3000 BC, the coastline had moved seaward sufficiently towards the present-day coastline and the area became covered in sand. As it became more inhabitable, Nomadic cattle herders used the area to live and herd in. The date palm began to be grown locally in 2500 BC, and was the first instance of the land being used for agricultural purposes. The herders worshipped the god Bajir and various evidence suggests links to the mysterious Magan civilisation, who it is thought controlled the copper trade of this part of the ancient world, and of which there are archaeological sites in Bahrain. For th