Emirate of Dubai the United Arab Emirates, thus ending their status as British Protectorates. The ruler of the emirate is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and the emirate is governed by the Government of Dubai. The emirate is made up of various other municipalities and villages. The inland exclave of Hatta is located about 134 km east of Dubai City. It is bordered by Oman to the east and south, the villages of Sayh Mudayrah and Masfout in Ajman to the west, and Ras Al Khaimah to the north. Emirate of Dubai The Emirate of Dubai (; pr. ) is one of
Emirate of Dhala Emirate of Dhala Dhala or Dhali` ( '), Amiri ( '), or the Emirate of Dhala ( "") was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Dhala (Ad Dali'). Previously Dhala' was under the suzerainty of the Zaidi imams of Yemen, the emirs of Dhala, of the Amiri dynasty. In 1904 it became a British protectorate, eventually joining of the Aden Protectorate. The Emirate was a founding member of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South in 1959, and the