Manama (Al Manāmah)
Manama is a township in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of two exclaves of the emirate of Ajman (the other is Masfout). Its land area is mainly given over to agricultural usage. It is known to stamp collectors as a number of editions of colourful stamps were issued from there in the late 1960s.
At the census of 2017 the city had a population 5,823 on an area of 25.73 km2, which corresponds to a population density of 226.3 per km2.
Manama was, at the turn of the 20th century, a village of seven or eight houses of the Sharqiyin tribe. It grew in importance when, following the crash of the pearling industry in the late 1920s, the Ruler of Ajman, Sheikh Rashid Al Nuaimi, identified Manama as an area with the potential to be developed as Ajman's 'bread basket' and invested in planting a number of crops, including papaya and lemon trees. Manama was also the source of two particularly fine varieties of wild honey with sidr and simr trees providing two seasonal flows of honey from wild Asiatic honey bees. The gathering of honey was also formalised, this and the growing agricultural base in Manama providing work for the impoverished men of coastal Ajman into the 1930s.
At the census of 2017 the city had a population 5,823 on an area of 25.73 km2, which corresponds to a population density of 226.3 per km2.
Manama was, at the turn of the 20th century, a village of seven or eight houses of the Sharqiyin tribe. It grew in importance when, following the crash of the pearling industry in the late 1920s, the Ruler of Ajman, Sheikh Rashid Al Nuaimi, identified Manama as an area with the potential to be developed as Ajman's 'bread basket' and invested in planting a number of crops, including papaya and lemon trees. Manama was also the source of two particularly fine varieties of wild honey with sidr and simr trees providing two seasonal flows of honey from wild Asiatic honey bees. The gathering of honey was also formalised, this and the growing agricultural base in Manama providing work for the impoverished men of coastal Ajman into the 1930s.
Map - Manama (Al Manāmah)
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The United Arab Emirates is an elective monarchy formed from a federation of seven emirates, consisting of Abu Dhabi (the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Each emirate is governed by an emir and together the emirs form the Federal Supreme Council. The members of the Federal Supreme Council elect a president and vice president from among their members. In practice, the emir of Abu Dhabi serves as president while the ruler of Dubai is vice president and also prime minister. In 2013, the country had a population of 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million were Emirati citizens and 7.8 million were expatriates. , the United Arab Emirates has an estimated population of roughly 9.9 million.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
|---|---|---|---|
| AED | United Arab Emirates dirham | دإ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
|---|---|
| AR | Arabic language |
| EN | English language |
| HI | Hindi |
| FA | Persian language |
| UR | Urdu |