Abu Dhabi • أبو ظبي (Abū Zabi)

c. 1761: Abu Dhabi Emirate • إمارة أبو ظبي‎ (Imāratu Abū Zabi)
08.01.1820: signs the General Maritime Treaty with Great Britain
07.03.1892: British protectorate
02.12.1971: joins United Arab Emirates

Area: c. 68,000 km²
Population: 1,186,000 (2000)
Capital: Abū Zabi
Currency: 1959 Gulf rupee → 1966 Bahraini dinar → 1973 UAE dirham
Ethnic groups: Arab 99%
Official language: Arabic

Ruler: Sheikh Khalīfa bin Zayed al-Nahayān (02.11.2004)
Chairman of the Executive Council: Gen. Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed al-Nahayān (12.2004)

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Abu Dhabi Defence Force, Sea Wing » List of vessels «

Naval forces were established in 03.1968, and consisted of several patrol vessels. In 1974 personnel numbered 150 men (officers recruited among ex-Royal Navy and Pakistan), and unit was commanded by Cmdr. G.A. St. G. Poole. ADDF/SW was merged with new United Arab Emirates navy on 06.05.1976, and eventually disbanded at 01.02.1978. Nowadays city of Abu Dhabi hosts the HQ of UAE navy. There also sea branches of customs and police.

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Rulers (Hakim al-Sheikh):

1793-1816	Shakhbut I bin Dhiyab al-Nahayān
1816-1818	Muhammad bin Shakhbut al-Nahayān
1818-04.1833	Tahnun I bin Shakhbut al-Nahayān
04.1833-1845	Khalīfa I bin Shakhbut al-Nahayān
04.1833-07.1845	Sulṭān I bin Shakhbut al-Nahayān
07.1845-09.1845	'Isā bin Khalid
09.1845-12.1845	Dhiyab bin 'Isā
12.1845-1855	Sa'īd bin Tahnun al-Nahayān
1855-05.1909	Zayed I bin Khalīfa al-Nahayān
05.1909-10.1912	Tahnun II bin Zayed al-Nahayān
10.1912-08.1922	Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahayān
08.1922-08.1926	Sulṭān II bin Zayed al-Nahayān
08.1926-01.1928	Saqr bin Zayed al-Nahayān
01.1928-08.1966	Shakhbut II bin Sulṭān al-Nahayān
08.1966-11.2004	Zayed II bin Sulṭān al-Nahayān
11.2004-	Khalīfa II bin Zayed al-Nahayān

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