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Fujairah

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2008 | Copyright

Fujairah , sheikhdom (1995 pop. 76,254), c.450 sq mi (1,170 sq km), part of the federation of seven United Arab Emirates , SE Arabia, on the Gulf of Oman. Agriculture, fishing, and boatbuilding are principal industries; no oil of any worth has been found in Fujairah, and it is one of the less developed emirates. Its ownership was contested in the late 19th cent. Fujairah was a British protectorate until it joined the United Arab Emirates in 1971.

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Fujairah

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Fujairah •airer, bearer, carer, Clara, darer, declarer, Demerara, Éire, habanera, Halmahera, parer, Perak, primavera, repairer, Rivera, Riviera, Sarah, scarer, sharer, snarer, sparer, squarer, starer, swearer, tearer, wearer •cause célèbre • torch-bearer •swordbearer • pallbearer • wayfarer •seafarer • capoeira • Phaedra •sacra, simulacra •Libra, vers libre •ex cathedra •chypre, Ypres •palaestra (US palestra) • urethra •joie de vivre •mirror, sirrah •Coimbra • Middlesbrough • Indra •Sintra •aspidistra, sistra •algebra • orchestra • vertebra •Beira, Fujairah, Hegira, Lyra, Myra, naira, palmyra, spirogyra •Hydra • Lycra •begorra, Gomorrah, horror •double entendre • genre • amour propre • Le Nôtre • contra •Cosa Nostra, rostra

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Fujairah International Business Forum 2011 to Explore New Horizons. News Wire article from: WAM - United Arab Emirates News Agency; 3/15/2011
	Fujairah raises AED900 million to realise infrastructure plans. News Wire article from: Mena Report; 9/8/2008
	Abu Dhabi - Fujairah's Mini-Rotterdam. Newspaper article from: APS Review Oil Market Trends; 1/17/2011