Recent Examples on the WebRas Al Khaimah, the northernmost emirate on the border with Oman, is focusing on nature and adventure tourism, sprinkling visitors between the mountains, desert and beaches.—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2024 The deal was being worked out by officials from the tiny Gulf emirate of Qatar, which has hosted the Hamas political leadership in exile for years.—Matthew Rosenberg, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023 Fujairah has a cooler climate compared with the other emirates because of its mountainous setting, but the winter months are definitely the most pleasant time to visit.—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024 World leaders poured into the Dubai Expo the following spring, and the emirate was selected as the host for the COP28 climate-change summit.—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023 Over the past three decades construction has boomed across the largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates.—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023 The most recent expo was held in Dubai, a glittering Persian Gulf emirate that Prince Mohammed has both competed with and emulated.—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023 Proving its chops on a global scale has taken a little longer, but the emirate is finally starting to have its moment in the spotlight, with the Michelin Guide launching in the city in 2022 and two Dubai venues appearing on 2023’s list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.—Claudia De Brito, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Nov. 2023 At Deep Dive Dubai, the equivalent of six Olympic-size swimming pools of water fills an underwater city shaped like a giant oyster, inspired by the emirate’s pearl-diving heritage.—Arielle Paul, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
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