c. 3000 BCE
Ancient trade
Settlements trade copper with Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley.
Western Asia · Abu Dhabi · AED · 🗣 Arabic
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Settlements trade copper with Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley.
British treaties with the coastal sheikhdoms.
Six emirates form the United Arab Emirates; Ras Al Khaimah joins in 1972.
Dubai and Abu Dhabi become global centres of trade, tourism and finance.
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