Name | Ajman |
---|---|
Official name | Emirate of Ajman |
Native name | إمارة عجمانّ |
Settlement type | emirate |
Translit lang1 type | Arabic |
Translit lang1 info | عجمان |
Pushpin map | UAE |
Pushpin map caption | Location of Ajman in the UAE |
Government type | Constitutional monarchy |
Subdivision type | Country |
Subdivision name | United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
Leader title | Emir |
Leader name | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi |
Area city km2 | 259 |
Population as of | 2008 |
Population total | 361,160 |
Population city | 347,733 |
Parts type | Subdivisions |
Parts | Towns and villages |
P1 | Ajman |
P2 | Masfut |
P3 | Al Manama |
P4 | Al Hamidiyah |
Utc offset | +4 |
Timezone | UAE Standard Time |
Coordinates type | type:adm1st_region:AE |
Coordinates display | inline,title |
Footnotes | }} |
Ajman ( ), also spelt Ujman, is one of the seven emirates constituting the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With an area of just 260 square kilometres (100 sq mi), Ajman is the smallest emirate by area. Its seat of government is Ajman, which is bordered on its north, south, and east by Sharjah.
Located along the Persian Gulf, Ajman also controls Masfut and Manama, two small, inland enclaves that are primarily agricultural. Approximately 95% of the population of the emirate resides in the city of Ajman. The population was only 36,000 in 1980 but grew considerably in recent years, due to an influx of people from the neighbouring emirates of Dubai, Sharjah, and other countries. Ajman is ruled by Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi of the Al Nuaimi tribe. The Crown Prince of the Emirate is Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi. Ajmān has experienced massive development and a construction boom in recent years.
On 2 December 1971, Sheikh Rashid ibn Humayd Al Nuaimi joined the United Arab Emirates.
Its rulers were:
The construction of Ajman International Airport began in the second half of 2008 in the Al Manama area of the Ajman, but is at a stand still today. Airport operations were scheduled to begin by 2011, and the airport was expected to host about two million passengers per year. The airport is now projected to be completed by 2015. Work however has not started as of 2011, and it is doubtful, it will be completed in the foreseeable future.
In 2010 only Ajman Uptown and Emirates City have come out of the ground. The billboards along Emirates Road have been removed, Emirates City became a ghost town before it ever got completed. Other developments closer to downtown Ajman have lost considerable value. This is largely due to oversupply. Also housing in neighbouring Dubai has become a lot cheaper and people who worked in Dubai, but formerly couldn't afford to live there moved from Ajman to Dubai in order to avoid the commute. Conclusion: It seems that Ajman has been one of the biggest real estate scams ever. Thousands of middle class people got tricked into investing in Ajman. Till today, the government of Ajman has not yet officially acknowledged, that things went wrong.
Category:Persian Gulf Category:Populated places in the United Arab Emirates Category:Emirates of the United Arab Emirates
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