United Arab Emirates

Geography

The UAE lies in Southwest Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. It is a flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; with mountains in the east. Its strategic location along southern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz makes it a vital transit point for world crude oil. The UAE is considered to be one of the fifteen states that comprise the so-called "Cradle of Humanity".

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Southwest Asia - Gulf of Oman - Persian Gulf - Oman - Saudi Arabia - Strait of Hormuz - Cradle of Humanity

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The border demarcation treaties of 1974 and 1977 between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were never made public. Therefore the exact border of the two countries is only known to their governments.

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1974 - 1977

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Exclaves and enclaves

There is an Omani enclave inside UAE territory, known as Wadi-e-Madhah. It is located halfway between the Musandam (Musandem) peninsula and the rest of Oman http://geosite.jankrogh.com/oman.htm, on the Dubai-Hatta road in the Emirate of Sharjah. It covers approximately 75 km² and the boundary was settled in 1969. The north-east corner of Madha is closest to the Khorfakkan-Fujairah road, barely 10 m away. Within the enclave is an UAE exclave called Nahwa, also belonging to the Emirate of Sharjah. It is about 8 km on a dirt track west of the town of New Madha. It consists of about 40 houses with its own clinic and telephone exchange http://geosite.jankrogh.com/nahwa.htm.

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Enclave - Wadi-e-Madhah - Musandam - Dubai - Hatta - Sharjah - 1969 - Khorfakkan - Fujairah - Exclave - Nahwa

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