Hatta, United Arab Emirates Hatta, United Arab Emirates Hatta () is the inland exclave of the emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It lies to the south-east of Dubai's main territory and is about 134 km east of Dubai City. It is located relatively high in the Hajar Mountains. It borders Oman to the east and the south, the Ajmani exclave of Masfout to the west, and Ras al-Khaimah to the north. Previously known as Hajarain, Hatta became a dependency of Dubai during the reign of Hasher Bin Maktoum after the Omani Sultan Turki bin Said transferred the territory, finding himself unable
Emirate Emirate An emirate is a political territory that is ruled by a dynastic Arabic or Islamic monarch styled emir. It also means "kingdom". Etymologically emirate or amirate ( ', plural: ') is the quality, dignity, office or territorial competence of any emir (prince, commander, governor etc.). In English, the term is pronounced or in British English and or in American English. The United Arab Emirates is a federal state that comprises seven federal emirates, each administered by a hereditary emir, these seven forming the electoral college for the federation's President and Prime Minister. As most emirates have either disappeared, been