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"All big surprises comes in small packets"
Ajman, is the smallest in all the seven emirates with an area of only 161 square miles, the emirate of Ajman accounts for less than 0.5 per cent of the country's landmass. Located on the UAE's western coast overlooking the Arabian Gulf, it has a fast modernising capital, well provided with shopping malls, an increasingly busy port encompassing a free zone, an eighteenth century fort with a fascinating museum, and a long corniche road running between beaches of fine, golden sand and a growing number of hotels and resorts.
With Sharjah on the neighbourhood, beautiful 16 kilometer long corniche on the beach side, old fort on center are two of its "landmarks". Ajman City Center, Kempinski Hotel, are the places of leisure, shopping and entertainment. Ajman lacks oil, but thanks to its strategic location and proximity to the commercial centres of Dubai and Sharjah, it has a high percentage of the country's industrial plants. The emirate has long been known for fishing and shipbuilding, and Ajman Port is one of the fastest developing ports in the Northern Emirates. Agriculture and tourism are also seen as sectors with great potential.
Under the leadership of Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuami, and with financial assistance from wealthier neighbouring emirates like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Ajman has opened up to investment and development of the free zone and the seaports, new roads, a metropolitan rail link to Dubai and a new sewage system.
A real estate boom is under way. Ajman was the second emirate after Ras Al Khaimah to open up its property market to foreigners and over the last three years some $6.4 billion worth of real estate development projects have been launched.
Beach
Ajman beach
is always a nice place to spend the day in with the warm sun, white
sands, and clear waters. Dolphin spotting is also a recreation activity
enjoyed in the emirate.
Supermarkets, restaurants and hotels
You can find many other restaurants around town including fast food counters such as Pizza Hut, McDonalds and in places such as Lulu Hypermarket and Ajman City Center.
Hotels present in Ajman are Dana Beach Resort, the Emirates Plaza Hotel and the 5 star Kempinski Hotel, Ajman. Ajman Kempinski Hotel Ajman boasts over 500 metres of private beach, classed by many as the best in the United Arab Emirates, with pure white sand and crystal clear blue waters stretching into the infinity of the Arabian Sea.
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