Ras Al Khaimah. A local man with his camel enjoys a ride along the beach at Ras Al Khaimah. Ras al Khaimah was important as the town overlooks the Arabian Sea also known as the Persian Gulf and the strategic shipping lanes through the Straits of Hormuz

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The old but renovated fortress of Ras Al Khaimah now the museum as it was in 1998

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Size: 4743px × 6000px
Location: Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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