The UAE looked back at the last 50 years

The UAE looked back at the last 50 years

The #UAE is a federation of seven emirates,
#Abu_Dhabi (which serves as the capital),
#Ajman, #Dubai, #Fujairah,
#Ras_Al_Khaimah, #Sharjah and #Umm_Al_Quwain.


The UAE's ideal location between #Europe, #India,
and the Far East was desired by the European empires
The region had come under British protection
until it gained independence in 1971.


In the early 1930s, the first oil company teams conducted geological surveys in the #UAE
Almost thirty short years later, in 1962, the first cargo of crude oil was exported from #Abu_Dhabi
The steady oil revenues resulted in an infrastructure overhaul
with the construction of schools, housing, hospitals and roads throughout #Abu_Dhabi
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