The Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah is located on the farthest eastern borders of the Arab World on the Arabian Gulf It stretches for a distance of about 64 km long It extends towards the interior for a distance exceeding 128 km long It has an extremely mountainous borderline with the Sultanate of Oman to the South and North east A number of islands in the Gulf's water belong to the emirate the most well known of which are the Bigger Tunb and lesser Tunb The area of the emirate is 168 Sq km which is equivalent to 2.2% of the country's total area excluding islands The emirate's population is 143334 persons in 1995

The city of Ras Al khaimah is the capital of the emirate is divided into two parts by a water gill named Khour Ras AlKhaimah The western part is known as the old Ras Al Khaiamh and comprises Ras Al Khaimah Museum and some of the governmental departments While the eastern part known as Al Nakheel comprises the Ruler's office governmental departments and commercial companies The two parts are connected via a large bridge built across Al Khour that facilitates traffic between them
The Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah lies on the extreme eastern part of the Arab world On its borders lie the Emirates of Umm Al Quwain Sharjah and Fujairah Also the Emirate has long borders with the Sultanate of Oman
Ras Al Khaimah is well developed with roads parks and other amenities The city is practically divided into two parts by a substantial creek in which ships anchor The two parts of the city are linked by a modern bridge Also the Emirate is well connected by a network of modern roads with the rest of the U A E
An important part of the emirate is Khour Khuwayr industrial area that lies about 25 km to the north of Ras Al Khaimah It comprises various industrial ventures like cement gravel and marble It includes also the main export port Saqr Port

the Remis district whose inhabitants have been working as fisherment for quite so long There is also the Digdaga district that is famous for its agricultural projects and houses the biggest pharmaceutical factory in the whole Gulf known as Gulphar Other important districts are Al Hamraniah which is an agricultural area containing RAS Al Khaimah International Airport Khaat area a tourist resort that is well renowned for its thermal springs and visited by tourists for treatment and Masafi district that is well known for its orchards and natural potable water


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The present site of Ras Al Khaimah museum was originally a historical fortress of the eighteenth century used as residence for Ruling families The Museum exhibits a variety of rare relics and fossils of different historical eras There are human remnants dating back to 3000BC and relics of Shamal's human settlements
Other historical relics include the conical towers located in the coastal strip used for guarding and surveillance Another famous fortress known as Al Zeba Palace is located on a mountain overlooking the graveyards
Tourist sites include the monuments of Julphar city Dhaya fortress and Al Ghaf valley

The Emirate is also known for its scenic beauty high mountains and the natural springs of healing hot water at Ain Khat resort As is the case with the other Emirates the visitor is sure to enjoy the traditional Arabian courtesy and hospitality while in Ras Al Khaimah