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The Emirati people (Arabic: إماراتي) are citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Many Emiratis, including those that comprise the ruling dynasties of the emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai trace their origins to the Bani Yas clan. |||}The United Arab Emirates is composed of 7 Emirates ( imarat; singular imarah) See also ISO 3166-2AE Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE Bani Yas is a Tribe in the United Arab Emirates. Al However, people outside of the Bani Yas clan, such as Baluchis and immigrants from Iran's Bastak region, and Bahrain, have been gradually integrated into Emirati society. Baluch may refer to The Baloch people and Balochistan region of south and southwest Asia The Iranian people are a collection of Ethnic groups defined along linguistic lines as speaking Iranian languages. Bastak is a town in the Hormozgan Province of southern Iran It has a road connecting it to the Bandar Lengeh area and its inhabitants speak Bastaki The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf
The term Emirati comes from the Arabic word Imar (Arabic: آمر) emir, which means commander. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Emir ( Arabic: ar أمير;, female أميرة; emira;) ( Farsi and Urdu: امیر) Each emirate is ruled by an emir, whose citizens (generally) belong to his clan. The Bani Yas dynasty forms the basis of many clans within the United Arab Emirates. Bani Yas is a Tribe in the United Arab Emirates. Al Sub-clans of the Bani Yas inlcude[2]
- Al Bu Falah (Abu Dhabi)
- Al Bu Falasah (Dubai)
- Al Qawasim (Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah)
- Al Ali (or Al Mualla) (Umm Al Quwain)
- Al Sharqiyan (Fujairah)
- Al Nu'aim (Ajman)
Another definition of "Emirati" is Arabs with origins in the UAE (as opposed to Lebanese Arabs, Palestinian Arabs, Saudi Arabs, Persians, Indian subcontinental groups, etc. Abu Dhabi, officially the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, (إمارة أبو ظبي, literally "Father of Gazelle " is one of seven emirates that Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE Sharjah ( Arabic: الشارقة,, pronounced /'ʃɑɹdʒə/ in English) is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE Ras Al-Khaimah ( Arabic: رأس الخيمة,, literally "The Top of the Tent" is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates Umm al-Quwain ( Arabic: أمّ القيوين,, literally "Mother of two powers" is one of the emirates in the United Arab Emirates. Fujairah ( Arabic: الفجيرة,) is one of the seven Emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, on the Gulf of Oman in Ajmān (or Ujman; Arabic: عجمان) is one of the seven emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE. The Lebanese people ( الشعب اللبناني, el shaab el libnene) are a Middle Eastern people originating in the country of Lebanon Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn layout and formatting it should ensure no clashes with the top of the infobox This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia. ).
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References
- ^ UAE population touches 4.104,695. Emiratisation (or Emiratization) is a movement by the government of the United Arab Emirates to proactively employ its citizens in the public and private UAEInteract. com. July 31, 2006
- ^ : The Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa. Long, Reich.