The Ten Families refers to the ten families or tribes that have ruled the Persian Gulf, with the exception of Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The standard Arabic reference to a tribe is bani fulan, literally translated as "the sons of so-and-so". A majority of the families in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are part of the Bani Yas tribe whose origin can be traced back to Yas Bin Amer of the Nizar Bin Maid bin Adnan tribe. The ten families are ǎ This article is on the social structure. ... Satellite image showing the Persian Gulf The Persian Gulf (Persian: خلیج فارس, pronounced khalij-e fārs) and by Arab countries Arabian Gulf (Arabic: الخليج العربي, pronounced al-Khalej el Arabi) , is an extension of the Gulf of Oman in between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ...

• Al Sabah family in Kuwait
• Al Khalifa family in Bahrain
• Al Thani family in Qatar
• Al Nahayan family in Abu Dhabi
• Al Nuaimi family in Ajman
• Al Sharqi family in Fujairah
• Al Maktoum family in Dubai
• Al Qasimi family in Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah
• Al Mualla family in Umm al-Qaiwain
• Al Said family in Muscat and Oman

Abu Dhabi or Abu Zaby (Arabic language: أبوظبي) is the largest of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and was also the largest of the former Trucial States. ... Ajmān, or Ujman (Arabic:عجمان) is the smallest member state of the United Arab Emirates, with an area of just 250 km². ... Fujairah (Arabic: الفجيرة) is an emirate of the United Arab Emirates. ... The Burj_al-Arab Hotel Classification Emirate, City Emirate Dubai Emir Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area 3,885 km² [1] Population  - Total (2005)  - Density  - UAE calculated rank     -Emirate    - City 1,141,959 (Emirate) [2] 1,137,376 (city, proper) [3] 293. ... The Emirate of Sharjah (Arabic: الشارقة) extends along approximately 16 kilometres of the United Arab Emiratess Gulf coastline and for more than 80 kilometres into the interior. ... Ras Al-Khaimah (Arabic: رأس الخيمة) is one of the United Arab Emirates. ... Umm al-Qaiwain (Arabic language: أمّ القيوين) is one of the United Arab Emirates. ... Several things are known as Muscat: Muscat is the capital of, and was formerly the name of the Sultanate of, Oman. ...

See also

• Al Sabah dynasty
• Al Khalifa dynasty
• Sultanate of Oman
• United Arab Emirates
• Qatar
• Bahrain

The Al-Sabahs have been the Royal family of Kuwait since about 1752. ... The Al-Khalifah dynasty is the ruling family of Bahrain. ...

External Links

• http://www.loc.gov The United States Library of Congress Country Studies