Ras Al Khaimah#History

Ras Al Khaimah translates to "Headland of the Tent".{{Cite book|last=Hawley|first=Donald|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/152680|title=The Trucial States|date=1970|publisher=Allen & Unwin|isbn=0-04-953005-4|location=London|pages=88|oclc=152680|access-date=2023-02-20|archive-date=2020-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803071427/https://www.worldcat.org/title/trucial-states/oclc/152680|url-status=live}} Khaimah ({{lang|ar|خَيْمَة}}) means 'Tent', but also refers to the palm frond houses or areesh that were common in the area.{{Cite web |last=Zacharias |first=Anna |title=How Ras Al Khaimah got its name |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/heritage/how-ras-al-khaimah-got-its-name-1.861834 |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=The National |language=en}}

{{See also|History of Ras Al Khaimah|Shimal|Seih Al Harf|History of the United Arab Emirates}}

Ras Al Khaimah has been the site of continuous human habitation for 7,000 years, with archaeological finds dating back to the Neolithic.{{Cite web |title=History & Culture |url=https://visitrasalkhaimah.com/about-ras-al-khaimah/history-culture/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809142029/http://visitrasalkhaimah.com/about-ras-al-khaimah/history-culture/ |archive-date=2020-08-09 |access-date=2020-08-01 |website=Visit Ras Al Khaimah}} The northern area of the city today known as Ras Al Khaimah was previously the location of the important Islamic era settlement and port of Julfar.{{cite news|url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/the-long-read-has-a-lost-arab-capital-been-found-on-the-oman-uae-border-1.4941|title=The long read: has a lost Arab capital been found on the Oman-UAE border?|last=Leech|first=Nick|date=2015-10-22|access-date=2019-01-20|publisher=The National|archive-date=2017-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531044954/http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/the-review/the-long-read-has-a-lost-arab-capital-been-found-on-the-oman-uae-border|url-status=live}} Archaeological evidence has demonstrated that Julfar shifted location over time as harbour channels silted up. Excavations of a sizable tell, which revealed remnants of a Sassanid era fortification, indicate that early Julfar was located at the settlement of Kush in the north of the present city of Ras Al Khaimah, not far from other sites of historical and archaeological interest such as the Pre-Islamic fort, 'Sheba's Palace' (Shimal Fort).

One of Ras Al Khaimah's most celebrated sons, Ibn Majid, was a hugely influential seaman, navigator and cartographer,{{Cite news|last=Zacharias|first=Anna|date=2012-11-24|title='Lion of the Sea' - 500 years ago may be the new face of tourism|newspaper=The National|location=Abu Dhabi|url=https://www.thenational.ae/business/travel-and-tourism/lion-of-the-sea-500-years-ago-may-be-the-new-face-of-tourism-1.373711|url-status=live|access-date=2020-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706104204/https://www.thenational.ae/business/travel-and-tourism/lion-of-the-sea-500-years-ago-may-be-the-new-face-of-tourism-1.373711|archive-date=2018-07-06|quote=Ahmed bin Majid was a navigator, poet and scholar of such respect that he is known among mariners as "the Lion of the Sea" more than five centuries after his death.|df=ymd-all}}{{Cite magazine|last=Lunde|first=Paul|date=2005-08-01|title=The Navigator: Ahmad Ibn Majid|url=https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/200504/the.navigator.ahmad.ibn.majid.htm|url-status=live|magazine=Aramco World|location=Houston, Texas|volume=56|issue=4|pages=45–48|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222130714/https://archive.aramcoworld.com/issue/200504/the.navigator.ahmad.ibn.majid.htm|archive-date=2015-12-22|access-date=2020-03-21|df=ymd-all}} and there is evidence in his writing that the town he came from was at that time known as Ras Al Khaimah, that town having eclipsed Julfar as the principal port and settlement of the Shimal coast.

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In the early 18th century, the Qawasim (singular Al Qasimi) established themselves in Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah on the Arabian Peninsula, growing to become a significant maritime force with holdings on both the Persian and Arabian coasts that frequently came into conflict with British flagged shipping.{{Cite book|first=ibn Muḥammad |last=al-Qāsimī|title=The myth of Arab piracy in the Gulf|date=1986|publisher=Croom Helm|isbn=0709921063|location=London|oclc=12583612}}

In the aftermath of a series of attacks against shipping sailing under Omani flags and following 1809 monsoon season, the British mounted the Persian Gulf campaign of 1809 against Ras Al Khaimah, in which the Al Qasimi fleet was largely destroyed. The British operation continued to Lingeh on the Persian coast which was, like the Greater and Lesser Tunbs islands, administered by the Al Qasimi.{{Cite book|last=Lorimer|first=John|title=Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf|publisher=British Government, Bombay|year=1915|pages=653–674}}

By the morning of 14 November, the military expedition was over and the British forces returned to their ships, having suffered light casualties of five killed and 34 wounded. Arab losses are unknown, but were probably significant, while the damage done to the Al Qasimi fleets was severe: a significant portion of their vessels had been destroyed.{{cite book|last=Marshall|first=John|title=Royal Naval Biography|publisher=Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green|year=1823|pages=88–90|chapter=Samuel Leslie Esq.|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jWUBAAAAQAAJ&q=john+wainwright+ras+al&pg=PA87|access-date=2023-02-20|archive-date=2023-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219211434/https://books.google.com/books?id=jWUBAAAAQAAJ&q=john+wainwright+ras+al&pg=PA87|url-status=live}}

Following the 1809 campaign, an 1815 arrangement was made between the British and the Al Qasimi.{{cite web|title=Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [653] (796/1782)|url=http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575944.0x0000c5|access-date=13 January 2014|publisher=qdl.qa|archive-date=26 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626201145/https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023575944.0x0000c5|url-status=live}} This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. However, by 1819 it was clear the arrangement had broken down and so in November of that year, the British embarked on a second expedition against the Al Qasimi at Ras Al Khaimah, led by Major-General William Keir Grant.{{cite book|last=Moorehead|first=John|title=In Defiance of The Elements: A Personal View of Qatar|publisher=Quartet Books|year=1977|isbn=9780704321496|page=23}}

The force gathered off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah on 25 and 26 November and, on 2 and 3 December, troops were landed south of the town and set up batteries of guns and mortars and, on 5 December, the town was bombarded from both land and sea for a period of four days, until, on 9 December, the fortress and town of Ras Al Khaimah were stormed and found to be practically deserted. On the fall of Ras Al Khaimah, three cruisers were sent to blockade Rams to the North and this, too was found to be deserted and its inhabitants retired to the 'impregnable' hill-top fort of Dhayah.{{Cite book|last=Lorimer|first=John|title=Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf|publisher=British Government, Bombay|year=1915|pages=666–670}}

The British landed a force at Rams on 18 December, which fought its way inland through date plantations to Dhayah Fort on the 19th. There, 398 men and another 400 women and children held out, without sanitation, water or effective cover from the sun, for three days under heavy fire from mortars and 12-pound cannon.{{Cite book|last=Lorimer|first=John|title=Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf|publisher=British Government, Bombay|year=1915|pages=668}}

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The two 24-pound cannon from HMS Liverpool which had been used to bombard Ras Al Khaimah from the landward side were once again pressed into use and dragged across the plain from Rams, a journey of some four miles. Each of the guns weighed over 2 tonnes. After enduring two hours of sustained fire from the big guns, which breached the fort's walls, the last of the Al Qasimi surrendered at 10.30 on the morning of 22 December.

In January 1820, the British imposed the General Maritime Treaty of 1820 signed by Sheikh Sultan Bin Saqr Al Qasimi of Sharjah who was reinstated by the British in Ras Al Khaimah after the deposition of Hassan bin Rahma Al Qasimi.{{cite book| last1=Commins| first1=David| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hxaKj3AjyfwC&q=1835%20maritime%20peace&pg=PA78| title=The Gulf States: A Modern History - David Commins - ßĘČ Google| date=2012-03-15| publisher=Bloomsbury Academic| isbn=978-1848852785| access-date=2013-09-15| archive-date=2023-02-19| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219211435/https://books.google.com/books?id=hxaKj3AjyfwC&q=1835%20maritime%20peace&pg=PA78| url-status=live}} The treaty stipulated the end of piracy and slavery, and laid the foundation for the British protectorate over the Trucial States that lasted until December 1st 1971.

A British protectorate from this point forward, as one of the Trucial States, in 1869, Ras Al Khaimah became fully independent from neighbouring Sharjah. From September 1900 to 7 July 1921, it was re-incorporated into Sharjah; the last governor became its next independent ruler.{{Cite book|last=Said Zahlan|first=Rosemarie|title=The Origins of the United Arab Emirates : a Political and Social History of the Trucial States.|date=2016|publisher=Taylor and Francis|isbn=9781317244653|pages=51|oclc=945874284}}

The last of the Trucial States to join the newly independent United Arab Emirates, on 10 February 1972, Ras Al Khaimah, under the leadership of Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, joined the United Arab Emirates following the Iranian seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs.Kourosh Ahmadi, Islands and International Politics in the Persian Gulf: The Abu Musa and Tunbs in Strategic Context (Routledge, 2008) p96{{clearleft}}

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• Jabal GhumaylahGazetteer of the United Arab Emirates. Washington, D.C. : Defense Mapping Agency, 1987.

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The population of the city is around 115,949 (2021), and it is the largest city in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. It is the 6th most populous city in the UAE.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Other than Arabic government-funded schools, the city is home to Ras Al Khaimah Academy,Wellspring School, and other Indian schools.{{cite web|title=Best schools in RAK|url=https://www.edarabia.com/schools/rak/|website=Edarabia.com|access-date=2 September 2019|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111183848/https://www.edarabia.com/schools/rak/|url-status=live}} Higher education institutions in the city include the Higher Colleges of Technology, Ras Al Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, American University of Ras Al Khaimah{{Cite web|title=American University of Ras Al Khaimah - (AURAK)|url=https://aurak.ac.ae/en/|date=2016-08-05|website=American University of Ras Al Khaimah UAE|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-25|archive-date=2020-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200525114355/https://aurak.ac.ae/en/|url-status=live}} and many other colleges.

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The Ras Al Khaimah Transport Authority currently serves the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah and surrounding areas.

Ras Al Khaimah International Airport serves the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.

The city of Ras Al Khaimah is home to the Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) that helps connect investors and international markets. It operates an online client portal called Portal 360.{{Cite web|last=Nagarajan|first=Nisthula|title=One-stop for aspiring business owners|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/local/one-stop-for-aspiring-business-owners|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Khaleej Times|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190402/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/local/one-stop-for-aspiring-business-owners|url-status=live}} The zone services businesses ranging from freelancers to SMEs and start-ups across 50 industries. RAKEZ is divided into six dedicated zones:{{Cite web|title=Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) {{!}} Free Trade Zone in RAK, UAE – Best Free Zone|url=https://rakez.com/en/About/Rakez|access-date=2021-07-07|website=rakez.com|archive-date=2021-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613013024/https://rakez.com/en/About/Rakez|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Nagraj|first=Aarti|date=2020-01-26|title=How to set up a company in Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ)|url=https://gulfbusiness.com/how-to-set-up-a-company-in-ras-al-khaimah-economic-zone-rakez/|access-date=2021-07-07|magazine=Gulf Business|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184748/https://gulfbusiness.com/how-to-set-up-a-company-in-ras-al-khaimah-economic-zone-rakez/|url-status=live}}

• Al Ghail Industrial Zone
• Al Hamra Industrial Zone
• RAKEZ Academic Zone
• Al Hulaila Industrial Zone
• Al Nakheel Business Zone
• Al Hamra Business Zone

The city is the headquarters of RAK Ceramics, a global ceramics manufacturer. The company produces 123 million square meters of tiles and 5 million pieces of sanitaryware every year.{{Cite web|title=Made in the UAE: 9 companies that make medicines, perfumes, aircraft parts and much more|url=https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/made-in-the-uae-9-companies-that-make-medicines-perfumes-aircraft-parts-and-much-more-1.1616941378229|access-date=2021-07-08|website=gulfnews.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708121129/https://gulfnews.com/photos/news/made-in-the-uae-9-companies-that-make-medicines-perfumes-aircraft-parts-and-much-more-1.1616941378229|url-status=live}} It has 12,000 employees and is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in the United Arab Emirates and on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh.{{Cite news|title=More big companies coming to stock market: BSEC chief|language=en|work=The Financial Express|url=https://www.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/stock/bangladesh/more-big-companies-coming-to-stock-market-bsec-chief-1607311868|access-date=2021-07-08|archive-date=2021-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518180010/https://www.thefinancialexpress.com.bd/stock/bangladesh/more-big-companies-coming-to-stock-market-bsec-chief-1607311868|url-status=live}} Its annual turnover is estimated at $1 billion.{{Cite web|title=Company|url=https://www.rakceramics.com/uae/en/company/|access-date=2021-07-08|website=RAK Ceramics|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190922/https://www.rakceramics.com/uae/en/company/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=RAK Ceramics announces FY 2018 financial results|url=https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/press-releases/story/RAK_Ceramics_announces_FY_2018_financial_results-ZAWYA20190213104726|access-date=2021-07-08|website=www.zawya.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711202047/https://www.zawya.com/mena/en/press-releases/story/RAK_Ceramics_announces_FY_2018_financial_results-ZAWYA20190213104726/|url-status=live}}

Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries is a pharmaceutical manufacturer operating in the MENA region and headquartered in the city of Ras Al Khaimah.{{Cite web|title=Ras Al Khaimah - The Official Portal of the UAE Government|url=https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-seven-emirates/ras-al-khaimah|access-date=2021-07-10|website=u.ae|language=en|archive-date=2022-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318175145/https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-seven-emirates/ras-al-khaimah|url-status=live}} The company, also known under the name of Julphar, employs 5,000 people and distributes its products to 50 countries.{{Cite web|date=2018-11-13|title=Valeritas Signs Exclusive Middle East Distribution Agreement with Julphar|url=https://apnews.com/press-release/Globe%20Newswire/744bb1afb164414651d3b0969a650863|access-date=2021-07-10|website=AP NEWS|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710010311/https://apnews.com/press-release/Globe%20Newswire/744bb1afb164414651d3b0969a650863|url-status=live}} It divides its activities between three units: Julphar Diabetes Solutions, General Medicines and Julphar Life. The company became a producer of raw ingredients for insulin in 2012.{{Cite web|title=10 things that are made in the UAE, from perfume to plane parts|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/10-things-that-are-made-in-the-uae-from-perfume-to-plane-parts-1.1187895|access-date=2021-07-10|website=The National|archive-date=2021-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710010311/https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/10-things-that-are-made-in-the-uae-from-perfume-to-plane-parts-1.1187895|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Nagraj|first=Aarti|date=2012-08-07|title=Julphar Signs Insulin Deal With US-Based Firm|url=http://demo.gulfbusiness.com/julphar-signs-insulin-deal-with-us-based-firm/|access-date=2021-07-10|magazine=Gulf Business|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710010312/http://demo.gulfbusiness.com/julphar-signs-insulin-deal-with-us-based-firm/|url-status=live}}

In 2022, Ras Al Khaimah announced a $3.9 billion project, Wynn Al Marjan Island, which is scheduled to open in 2027. The integrated resort is being established by Wynn Resorts, whose CEO Craig Billings confirmed that it will include a 224,000 sq. ft. “casino component”. For its 40% stake, Wynn Resorts contributed $900 million, while the remaining amount was financed by the Ras Al Khaimah government. The UAE has no laws to legalize gaming or gambling equipment. However, the country established the General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority (GCGRA), in September 2023. The GCGRA granted a “Commercial Gaming Facility Operator” license to Wynn Resorts, in October 2024. Given the country’s Sharia laws, gambling is completely prohibited for local citizens. But, the project was quietly progressing to target foreign travelers and reshape the region’s tourism.{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/emiratisation-wont-work-if-people-dont-want-to-learn |date=6 May 2024 |title=Wynn Resorts Releases New, Updated Images of Wynn Al Marjan Island |work=PR Newswire |language=en |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-date=10 October 2024 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241010011112/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wynn-resorts-releases-new-updated-images-of-wynn-al-marjan-island-302136173.html |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/wynn-resorts-says-it-gets-uaes-first-gambling-license-2024-10-05/ |date=5 October 2024 |title=Wynn Resorts says it gets UAE's first gambling license |work=Reuters |language=en |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241007035251/https://www.reuters.com/business/wynn-resorts-says-it-gets-uaes-first-gambling-license-2024-10-05/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://skift.com/2024/10/06/the-united-arab-emirates-is-building-its-own-las-vegas/ |date=6 October 2024 |title=The United Arab Emirates Is Building Its Own Las Vegas |author=Josh Corder |work=Skift |language=en |access-date=23 October 2024 |archive-date=9 October 2024 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241009055214/https://skift.com/2024/10/06/the-united-arab-emirates-is-building-its-own-las-vegas/ |url-status=live}}

The city is home to football teams Emirates Club and Ras Al Khaimah Club, which have both competed in the UAE Top Division.

Notable people from Ras Al Khaimah include

• Dhaher Al-Aryani (born 1972), Trap shooter
• Manal Al Ghadani (born 1977), Writer and Teacher
• Abdullah Al-Nauri (1959–2021), Novelist
• Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi (1918–2010), Ruler of the Emirate from (1948–2010)
• Khalid bin Saqr Al Qasimi, (born 1940), Former crown prince and deputy ruler (1948–2003)
• Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi (born 1956), Current ruler of the Emirate
• Mohammed bin Saud Al Qasimi (born 1987), Current crown prince
• Marwan Al Shehhi (1978–2001), al-Qaeda terrorist and Hijacker
• Khamis Esmaeel (born 1989), Footballer
• Saif Ghobash (1932–1977), Diplomat and Engineer
• Saqr Ghobash (born 1952), Diplomat and Politician
• Priyaa Lal (born 1993), British Actress
• Ahmad ibn Mājid (1432–{{Circa|1500}}), Navigator and Explorer
• Abdullah Malallah (born 1983), Footballer
• Al Hassan Saleh (born 1991), Footballer

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Category:Populated places in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah