United Arab Emirates
REFERENCE (maps, currency, weather,
etc.)
Links to reference information
Holidays
Date |
English |
Arabic |
January 1 |
New Year's Day |
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رأس السنة الميلادية |
variable |
Day of the Sacrifice |
Eid ul-Adha |
عيد الأضحى |
variable |
Islamic New Year |
Ra's as-Sana al-Hijria |
رأس السنة الهجرية |
variable |
The Night Journey |
Al-Isra'a wal-Mi'raj |
الإسراء والمعراج |
December 2 |
National Day |
Al-Eid al-Watani |
العيد الوطني |
variable |
End of Ramadan |
Eid ul-Fitr |
عيد الفطر |
Map
A broad map of the country provided
by Columbus Guides. Also visit Xpeditions and InfoPlease for alternative country maps - great for printing.
FAO Country profile and Mapping Information System
The Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations and its 190 members highlight information as one of the priority areas in fighting hunger and achieving food security. The FAO Country Profiles and Mapping Information System is a pioneering information retrieval tool which groups the organization's vast archive of information on its global activities in agriculture and development in a single area and catalogues it exclusively by country.
World
time zones
World time zone map.
The
national flag
The site depicts the country's
flag and other national symbols. Also visit World
Flag Database and World
Flags for more information .
Public
holidays
A short list of country facts
and statistics, including holidays (at the end of the list).
Exchange rates
Compare the local currency against
other world currencies.
The
weather
Prepare yourself for the latest
weather in the country - provided by Wunderground. Click
on the city for more detailed information.
Export
Focus telephone directories
Export focus provides links to
local telephone directories for the country.
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