Ras al-Khaimah

Ras Al Khaimah, often referred to its initials RAK, is an industrial port city and the largest city and capital of the in the .
  • City with about 116,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 710 metres (2,340 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code RKT
  • …was formerly known as “Julfa”
  • …is abbreviated as “RAK City”
  • Description: capital of Ras al-Khaimah, UAE
  • Also known as
    “Khaimah”
    “Ra’s al Khaymah”
    “Ras Al Khaimah (RAK)”
    “Ras Al Khaimah City”
    “Ras el-Kheima”
    “Ras ul Khuma”
    “Shah, Ras al-Khaimah”

Places of Interest

Discover Al Saqr Field Airport and RAK Hospital.
Aerodrome
This is a list of in the , sorted by location.
Hospital
, part of Arabian Healthcare Group, is a private hospital in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khuzam and Hudaibah.
Suburb
is a suburb of the city of Ras Al Khaimah, in the .
Suburb
is a suburb of the city of Ras Al Khaimah, .
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Latitude
25.7738° or 25° 46′ 26″ north
Longitude
55.9382° or 55° 56′ 18″ east
UN/LOCODE
AE RKT
Open location code
7HQQQWFQ+G7
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = city
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Yue Chinese—“Ras al-Khaimah” goes by many names.
ራስ አል ኃይማህAmharic
رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَةArabic
رأس الخيمةArabic
رأس الخيمه (مدينه)Arabic
مدينة رأس الخيمةArabic
ՋուլֆարArmenian
Ռաս ալ-ԽայմաArmenian
Ras al-KhaimahAsturian
CulfarAzerbaijani
Ras Əl-XaymaAzerbaijani
Ras al-KhaimaBasque
Рас-эль-ХаймаBelarusian
রাস আল খাইমাহBengali
Ras al-KhaimahCatalan
Ras al-KhaymahCatalan
Ras al-KhaimahCebuano
ڕەئسولخەیمەCentral Kurdish
哈伊馬角Chinese
哈伊马角Chinese
拉斯海玛Chinese
拉斯海马Chinese
Ras al-HajmaCroatian
Rás al-ChajmaCzech
Ras al-KhaimahDanish
Ras al-KhaimahDutch
Shah, Ras al-KhaimahDutch
راس الخيمهEgyptian Arabic
RasalĥajmoEsperanto
რას-ალ-ხაიმაGeorgian
რას-ალ-ხაიმა (ქალაქი)Georgian
Ρας αλ ΧαϊμάGreek
Ras Al KhaimahHausa
ראס אל-ח’ימהHebrew
ראס אל-חיימהHebrew
रास अल खैमाHindi
रास अल खैमाहHindi
Rász el-HaimaHungarian
Ras Al KhaimahIndonesian
RAKItalian
Ras al-KhaymahItalian
Raʾs al-KhaymaItalian
رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَةItalian
ラアス・アル=ハイマ市Japanese
ラス・アル・ハイマJapanese
Ras Al KhaimahJavanese
ರಃಸ್ ಅಲ್ ಖೈಮಾKannada
Рас-әл-ХаймаKazakh
Рас-аль-ХаймаKirghiz
라스 알 카이마Korean
RāselhaimaLatvian
Ras al ChaimaLithuanian
Рас ал-ХајмаMacedonian
Ras al-KhaimahMalagasy
Ras Al KhaimahMalay
റാസൽഖൈമMalayalam
रस अल-खैमाMarathi
رأس‌الخیمهMazanderani
رأس‌الخیمه (شهر)Mazanderani
რას-ელ-ხაიმაMingrelian
Shah i Ras al-KhaimahNorwegian Nynorsk
Ras Al KhaimahOromo
Рас-эль-ХаймæOssetian
Рас-эль-Хаймæ (сахар)Ossetian
ਰਾਸ ਅਲ ਖੈਮਾPanjabi
رأس‌الخیمهPersian
Ras al-ChajmaPolish
راس الخيمةPushto
Ras al-KhaimahRomanian
Рас-эль-ХаймаRussian
Рас ел ХајмаSerbian
Ras al-KajmaSerbo-Croatian
Ra’s al-Chajma (mesto)Slovak
Rás al-ChajmáSlovak
Ras al HajmaSlovenian
Ras Al KhaimahSomali
Ras Al KhaimahSwahili
Ras al KhaimahSwedish
Рас-аль-ХаймаTajik
ரஃஸ் அல்-கைமா நகரம்Tamil
Рас-әл-ХаймаTatar
Рәэсел-ХәймәTatar
Resü’l-HaymeTurkish
Рас-ель-ХаймаUkrainian
راس الخیمہUrdu
Ras Al KhaimahUzbek
Ras al-XaymaUzbek
Ras al-KhaimahWaray (Philippines)
拉斯海瑪Yue Chinese

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