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There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. Please help introduce links in articles on related topics. After links have been created, remove this message. This article has been tagged since July 2006. Dibba is a coastal town at the northeastern tip of the UAE/Oman peninsula on the Gulf of Oman. Dibba consists of three villages: UAE redirects here; for other uses of that term, see UAE (disambiguation) The United Arab Emirates is an oil-rich country situated in the south-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, comprising seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain. ...
- Dibba Bayah, ruled by the Sultanate of Oman
- Dibba Muhallab, ruled by the Emirate of Fujairah
- Hisn Dibba, ruled by the Emirate of Sharjah
Dibba was the site of the Ridda War, or War of Apostasy c. 633 AD. The plains of Dibba contain a large cemetery which, according to tradition, represents the defeated apostates of Dibba killed by the caliph Abu Bakr. Fujairah (Arabic: اÙÙØ¬Ùرة) is an emirate of the United Arab Emirates. ...
The Emirate of Sharjah (Arabic: Ø§ÙØ´Ø§Ø±ÙØ©) extends along approximately 16 kilometres of the United Arab Emiratess Persian Gulf coastline and for more than 80 kilometres into the interior. ...
Apostasy (from Greek αÏοÏÏαÏία, a defection or revolt from a military commander, from αÏο, apo, away, apart, ÏÏαÏιÏ, stasis, standing) is a term generally employed to describe the formal renunciation of ones religion, especially if the motive is deemed unworthy. ...
Caliph is the title for the Islamic leader of the Ummah, or community of Islam. ...
Abu Bakr As Siddiq (Arabic ابو بكر الصديق, alternative spellings, Abubakar, Abi Bakr, Abu Bakar) (c. ...
Coordinates: 25°37′N 56°16′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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