{"id":404,"date":"2015-11-26T11:44:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T11:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gccexchangeblog.com\/?p=404"},"modified":"2020-11-22T13:51:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-22T09:51:12","slug":"uae-national-day-and-how-old-is-uae-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/uae-national-day-and-how-old-is-uae-now\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE National Day and How old is UAE now?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Links Ads- Horizontal -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0548205572604330\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9920129301\"\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0548205572604330\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1456790708\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gccexchangeblog.files_.wordpress.com-uae.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-659\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"659\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/uae-national-day-and-how-old-is-uae-now\/gccexchangeblog-files-wordpress-com-uae\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gccexchangeblog.files_.wordpress.com-uae.jpg?fit=620%2C347&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"620,347\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"gccexchangeblog.files.wordpress.com-uae\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gccexchangeblog.files_.wordpress.com-uae.jpg?fit=620%2C347&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-659 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gccexchangeblog.files_.wordpress.com-uae.jpg?resize=620%2C347\" alt=\"gccexchangeblog.files.wordpress.com-uae\" width=\"620\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gccexchangeblog.files_.wordpress.com-uae.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gccexchangeblog.files_.wordpress.com-uae.jpg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<!-- Links Ads- Horizontal -->\n<p><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0548205572604330\" data-ad-slot=\"9920129301\" data-ad-format=\"link\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins> <script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script> <br \/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0548205572604330\" data-ad-slot=\"1456790708\"><\/ins> <script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The UAE consists of seven emirates and was founded on\u00a0<b>2<\/b>\u00a0December 1971 as a federation. Six of the seven emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah) combined on that date. The seventh, Ras al Khaimah, joined the federation on\u00a0<b>10<\/b> February 1972.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"_hjC6X6W6E4SBhbIPleSokAY157\" class=\"mWyH1d hide-focus-ring FXMOpb\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"_hjC6X6W6E4SBhbIPleSokAY156\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"hide-focus-ring cbphWd match-mod-horizontal-padding\" data-kt=\"KjHUnf2NjcPhg_gBpeDY5I-i7evFAZmr4_zkjveq1wHerbOIiL_GqLwBkYLH-7_2tYYf\" data-hveid=\"CCIQDw\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwillba37JXtAhWEQEEAHRUyCmIQuk4oAHoECCIQDw\"><strong>What is the UAE Flag Day?<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Dubai: Tuesday, November 3 is\u00a0UAE Flag Day. The\u00a0UAE flag\u00a0was raised on December 2, 1971, for the first time by Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to mark the country&#8217;s union. The\u00a0flag\u00a0consists of four colours \u2014 green, white, black and red \u2014 which together represent the unity of Arabs<br \/><br \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" aria-level=\"3\" data-hveid=\"CB4QAA\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" aria-level=\"3\" data-hveid=\"CB4QAA\">\n<div id=\"_hjC6X6W6E4SBhbIPleSokAY153\" class=\"mWyH1d hide-focus-ring FXMOpb\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"_hjC6X6W6E4SBhbIPleSokAY152\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n<div class=\"hide-focus-ring cbphWd match-mod-horizontal-padding\" data-kt=\"KjC4lcSAz9Wtmizl6uq8tJrapNYB6YXP8MS98dYpqpHj4bfVxKz9Advn5JuGzM_hxgE\" data-hveid=\"CCIQCw\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwillba37JXtAhWEQEEAHRUyCmIQuk4oAHoECCIQCw\"><strong>Why is National Day celebrated?<\/strong><br \/><br \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"_hjC6X6W6E4SBhbIPleSokAY152\" class=\"gy6Qzb oNjtBb V1sL5c\" aria-labelledby=\"_hjC6X6W6E4SBhbIPleSokAY153\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"_hjC6X6W6E4SBhbIPleSokAY154\" class=\"y8URue\" data-hveid=\"CCIQDA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwillba37JXtAhWEQEEAHRUyCmIQu04oAXoECCIQDA\">\n<div class=\"mod\" data-md=\"61\">\n<div class=\"LGOjhe\" role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" aria-level=\"3\" data-hveid=\"CCAQAA\"><span class=\"ILfuVd NA6bn\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">A\u00a0national day\u00a0is a\u00a0day\u00a0on which\u00a0celebrations\u00a0mark the nationhood of a nation or state. It may be the date of independence, of becoming a republic, or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (such as a birthday, accession, or removal). The\u00a0national day\u00a0is often a public holiday.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But how did the UAE come to be? Guides looks at the important milestones that led to the formation of the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>British relationship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Trucial States \u2013 which were a collection of independent Shaikdoms \u2013 formed a close bond with the British Government by signing a treaty in 1892. While the Trucial States were not officially absorbed into the British Empire, they became a British Protectorate. This meant the British would defend them from all aggressions, be it land or sea. In return, the Trucial States weren\u2019t allowed to sell any land to another country without Britain\u2019s permission. It offered security for both parties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pre-oil era<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pearling was the well-documented trade of the Trucial States up to the 1920s, with a large percentage of the population relying on it for their livelihoods. The industry began to decline after the First World War, and wasn\u2019t helped further by the Great Depression in 1929. Industrial methods of manufacturing pearls by such countries as Japan eventually saw the industry die out completely.<\/p>\n<p>After the Second World War, with the pearling industry dead, the Trucial States went through a time of hardship, but it wasn\u2019t long before things started to look up.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gccexchangeblog.files_.wordpress.com-uae2.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-660\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/uae-national-day-and-how-old-is-uae-now\/gccexchangeblog-files-wordpress-com-uae2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gccexchangeblog.files_.wordpress.com-uae2.jpg?fit=422%2C278&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"422,278\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"gccexchangeblog.files.wordpress.com-uae2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gccexchangeblog.files_.wordpress.com-uae2.jpg?fit=422%2C278&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-660 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gccexchangeblog.files_.wordpress.com-uae2.jpg?resize=422%2C278\" alt=\"gccexchangeblog.files.wordpress.com-uae2\" width=\"422\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gccexchangeblog.files_.wordpress.com-uae2.jpg?w=422&amp;ssl=1 422w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gccexchange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/gccexchangeblog.files_.wordpress.com-uae2.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Discovery of Oil<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Despite oil companies starting the search for oil before the outbreak of the Second World War, it wasn\u2019t until 1958 when the first oil well was discovered. The location was <strong>Umm Shaif<\/strong>, off the coast of <strong>Abu Dhabi<\/strong>, as well as onshore in the desert area of <strong>Murban<\/strong> soon after.<\/p>\n<p>Oil exports began in 1962, and both Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Nahyan of Abu Dhabi and Shaikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum of Dubai quickly set about improving the lives of their people by building schools, houses, and hospitals.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Independence and the beginning of union<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan became ruler of Abu Dhabi in 1966, and in the same year Britain concluded that it could no longer afford to protect the Trucial States. Then-British Prime Minister Harold Wilson of the Labour Party confirmed on January 24, 1968 that Britain would be withdrawing its defenses. Despite efforts to keep British forces in the area, Shaikh Zayed knew that the best and safest way forward was to form a union with neighboring Trucial States.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The original-look UAE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Originally, the UAE was to be made up of nine emirates, which included Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain, Ajman, Bahrain, and Qatar. However, due to complications and island disputes, Bahrain and Qatar decided to go it alone, leaving six of the seven remaining emirates to forge an alliance.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>December 2, 1971, birth of a nation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The British protectorate treaty expired on December 1, 1971. The following day, December 2, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ajman, and Fujairah joined with Abu Dhabi and Dubai and signed the Act of Union to create the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>Ras Al Khaimah joined the UAE\u00a0in February 1972.<\/p>\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0548205572604330\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1456790708\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0548205572604330\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9687113448\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UAE consists of seven emirates and was founded on\u00a02\u00a0December 1971 as a federation. 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