Geography Now! UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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[GeographyNow]

We are now in the End game. Our last set of "Triplets" the UNITED COUNTRIES. Starting with the UAE!! They're United. They're Arab. And They're Emirates. You've probably heard of this place but what do you REALLLY know about it outside of Dubai? ENJOY!!!

[HappyEarthed]

These last episodes are making me a little sad, the legendary series that brought me into geography is nearing its End

[SparkBerry]

I lived in Ras Al Khaimah for a few years. It is the UAE's best kept secret. Stunning landscape and the best Emirate to live in!

[chrisfernando]

Brownie points for saying that UAE is not only about Abu Dhabi and Dubai. There are lots of hidden gems in other Emirates. Sharjah is the cultural capital of UAE. If you want anything authentic Emirati, Sharjah is the place to visit. Excellent beaches - RAK and Fujairah. Ajman for excellent nightlife. Umm Al Quwain, if you are feeling adventurous! Also, all visas are now two years, instead of three. In addition, a resident can now sponsor his/her male child for up to 25 years and not 18 years as it was the case previously. A male or female resident can sponsor his/her son/s until he is 25. Sons of determination (those with special needs) can be sponsored with no restrictions with regard to his/ their age/s. For babies born in the UAE, a residence visa must be applied for, within 120 days of its birth to avoid getting fines.

As an Emirati, the part about the crazy roads and exits is totally true! Driving in dubai is very hard, but you’ll get used to it after a few weeks/months.

[keplr_]

Just want to say, Paul, I appreciate your efforts. You are the one of the only unbiased, neutral geography youtubers out there, and you always work very hard on your videos. Way to go!

[abthedragon]

It feels so unreal that this series is going to be ending soon. These videos have been great!

[JoshuaFagan]

I must admit that I kind of feel a little bad for the people in the other Emirates who are always overshadowed by Dubai. Thanks for giving a spotlight to the entire country!

[aaronlandau]

8 years... it's been 8 years of me watching GN, starting with Afghanistan itself. It's incredibly somber getting so close to the end. While watching this series I've moved to a new city, begun, and finished college, worked 4 different jobs, moved 4 times, traveled to 15 different countries, met the love of my life and carried on the longest relationship of my life at 4 years and ongoing, got a cat, rubbed that cat's belly approximately 10 billion times and counting, become a new person, eaten approximately10 gajillion bowls of ramen, etc.. I'll be a fan of this channel till the very end, but this series has been a constant during probably the most monumental years of my life thus far. Thank you Barbs and the rest of the GN family for the 8 years of dedicated hard work and consistent quality. We'll see you at the finish line.

[ahmedalmanaseer]

As an Emirati, I would like to thank you for the most unbiased video about UAE I have ever seen. Also, it is very accurate and your description of the emirates was spot on.

Thank you and I hope you had a great time in my country!

[Sparx]

Finally about to reach the UK episode! I was worried the UK wouldn’t even survive long enough.

[AztecAmal]

I used to live in the UAE thank you for this and yes, DUBAI IS NOT A COUNTRY finally someone real addressing the situation. I hope you have a good time making these last couple of videos we love you Paul

[OmarAlHashmi]

Small correction, we use G plug outlet not D. Would have loved to contribute to the episode. I remember I sent an email a while ago but it may have been lost in all the others. Thanks for the episode

[ZZLA]

As an Emirati, it really makes me feel happy that we are not only being known for Dubai, and that we are actually represented as the entire country, Thank you Barbs!


Edit: Yo I feel I’m famous answering everyone’s questions lmao 😭

[antoineboodovic]

I wish you could have talked a bit more about the Emirati demographics in particular as Emirati's are not a monolith as there are not only Bedouin Emiratis but Emiratis who have Yemeni, Balochi, Omani and background from different areas of Iran as well.

Something I did not know about UAQ is that it's a place for hiking (anyone who's gone hiking in UAQ let me know!)

I'd like to point that as Sharjah is practically capital of culture in the UAE, they are known for so many events to do with the Arts like the Sharjah Biennial and the annual Sharjah Light Festival as well as the Sharjah Bookfair.

[saman_pradhan]

Triple United is the series I was waiting for whole years. Super excited for UK and USA episode.

[archiesadventure]

As a person who lives there, THANK YOU so much for covering UAE . Waiting for this video since my childhood ❤

[rinotilde]

You can definitely see Barb's evolution throughout the years of the channel. We really appreciate your efforts and congratulations on all of your achievements!

[belalabusultan]

I am glad you talked about the Sheikh-Emir-King thing, which always confused me.
here is some Arabic Language and history lesson
Emir = Prince
therefore; Emirate = Principality, a land ruled by a prince, similar system exists in europe.
(Sheikh) could mean one of two things in classical Arabic:
1- Elder, senior citizen, a man who is old, not a woman tho.
2- a Priest for Muslims.
in early Arab history, the head/chief of each tribe would be called a king, but when Islam became the dominant religion it denied people from that title, as even the leader of the whole empire would call himself (Successor of the prophet) and derive his authority from religion, so the tribes did something similar to their titles and gave their leaders a religious title that is less than that of the ruler of the empire, so they landed on Sheikh/priest, even if the leader was not really suitable to be called a priest, it was just a formality....
then in modern history (1900's) the leaders of neighbouring countries picked other titles:
1- Emir/Price for Qatar.
2- Malek/King for Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain, and the previous monarch of Iraq.
3- Sultan/Emperor for Oman, similar to the title of the leader of Ottoman empire/Sultanate.
4- technically the leader of Syria is a king, since he inherited the power from his father (the previous ruler of the country) and they both would rule for life, but his official title is president/Ra'ees.

[selecuwu]

Oh boy these next two episodes will be something else I will say, but I’m really excited for both of them! Especially the USA! Also Barbs I was not expecting this episode to be out pretty quickly. It usually takes you a good month to release a new episode but I don’t mind these quick uploads!

Love to the UAE from the USA!

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