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Independence from the UK and the Trucial States
After decades of maritime conflict, the coastal emirates became known as the Trucial States with the signing of the General Maritime Treaty with the British in 1820, which established the Trucial States as a British protectorate. This arrangement ended with independence and the establishment of the United Arab Emirates on 2.12.1971 following the British withdrawal from its treaty obligations. Six emirates joined the UAE in 1971; the seventh, Ras Al Khaimah, joined the federation on 10.02.1972 -
UNESCO listing Cultural Sites of Al Ain
Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas constitute a serial property that testifies to sedentary human occupation of a desert region since the Neolithic period with vestiges of many prehistoric cultures. Remarkable vestiges in the property include circular stone tombs ca 2500 B.C., wells and a wide range of adobe constructions. Hili moreover features one of the oldest examples of the sophisticated aflaj irrigation system which dates back to the Iron Age.