Editing Emirate of Ajman (section)

{{Short description|Emirate of the United Arab Emirates}}
{{about|the emirate|the city|Ajman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Ajman
| official_name      = Emirate of Ajman
| native_name        = {{lang|ar|إِمَارَة عَجْمَان}}
| other_name         = Imārat ʿAǧmān
| settlement_type    = [[Emirates of the United Arab Emirates|Emirate]]
| translit_lang1_type = [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
| translit_lang1_info = عجمان
| image_flag         = Flag of Ajman.svg
| flag_size          = 120px
| image_map          = Ajman in United Arab Emirates.svg
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = Location of Ajman in the UAE
| coordinates        = {{coord|25|25|N|55|30|E|type:adm1st_region:AE|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| parts_type         = Subdivisions
| parts              = Towns and villages
| p1                 = [[Ajman (city)|Ajman]]
| government_type    = [[Islamic state|Islamic]] [[absolute monarchy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://araratinternational.com/united-arab-emirates/|title=United Arab Emirates|publisher=Ararat|access-date=8 March 2017|archive-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729222353/http://araratinternational.com/united-arab-emirates/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hziegler.com/articles/political-system-of-the-uae.html|title=The Political System of the UAE|website=www.hziegler.com|access-date=8 March 2017|archive-date=12 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712000531/https://www.hziegler.com/articles/political-system-of-the-uae.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/world/middleeast/22uae.html|title=Entrenched Monarchy Thwarts Aspirations for Modernity|date=22 January 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=27 August 2017|archive-date=10 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410193508/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/world/middleeast/22uae.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=constmonarchy>{{cite web |title=UAE Constitution |url=http://www.helplinelaw.com/law/uae/constitution/constitution01.php |publisher=Helplinelaw.com |access-date=16 December 2014 |archive-date=17 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217082141/http://helplinelaw.com/law/uae/constitution/constitution01.php |url-status=live }}</ref> within a [[Federal monarchy|federation]]
| leader_title       = Ruler
| leader_name        = [[Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III]]
| leader_title1      = [[Al Nuaimi|Crown Prince]]
| leader_name1       = [[Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi]]
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 259
| area_rank          = 7th
| population_total   = 504846
| population_as_of   = 2017
| population_rank    = 4th
| population_demonym = Ajmani
| population_footnotes = 
| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="TelluBase">{{cite web|url=https://tellusant.com/repo/tb/tellubase_factsheet_are.pdf|publisher=Tellusant|title=TelluBase—UAE Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)|access-date = 2024-01-11}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_info1 = US$ 10.9 billion (2023)
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = US$ 22,600 (2023)
| iso_code           = AE-AJ
| footnotes          = 
| p2                 = [[Masfout]]
| p3                 = [[Manama (Ajman)|Al Manama]]
| p4                 = 
| utc_offset         = +4
| timezone           = UAE Standard Time
| image_shield       = File:Coat_of_arms_of_Ajman.svg
}}

The '''Emirate of Ajman''' ({{langx|ar|إمارة عجمان}}; {{IPA|ar|ʔɪmaːra(t) ʕaʤmaːn|pron}}) ([[Gulf Arabic]]: <big>إمارة عيمان</big> emāratʿymān) is one of the seven [[Emirates of the United Arab Emirates|emirates]] of the [[United Arab Emirates]]. It joined the United Arab Emirates federation on December 2, 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ajman: Entering a vintage chapter of history|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/ajman-entering-a-vintage-chapter-of-history-1.700416|access-date=2021-08-06|website=gulfnews.com|date=23 October 2010 |language=en|archive-date=6 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806213425/https://gulfnews.com/uae/ajman-entering-a-vintage-chapter-of-history-1.700416|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-08-31|title=United Arab Emirates country profile|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14703998|access-date=2021-08-06|archive-date=27 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227121303/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-14703998|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=When Did the UAE Win Independence From Britain?|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/united-arab-emirates-won-independence-2353661|access-date=2021-08-06|website=ThoughtCo|language=en|archive-date=6 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806213427/https://www.thoughtco.com/united-arab-emirates-won-independence-2353661|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Tesorero|first=Angel|title=UAE National Day: Story behind the birth of the union|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/national-day-2018/story-behind-the-birth-of-the-union|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Khaleej Times|language=en|archive-date=6 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806213426/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/national-day-2018/story-behind-the-birth-of-the-union|url-status=live}}</ref> It has an area of 259 square kilometers (100&nbsp;sq mi), which makes it the smallest of the emirates in terms of area,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/uae/48-interesting-facts-for-the-uaes-48th-national-day-1.1574666872977|title=48 interesting facts for the UAE's 48th National Day|website=gulfnews.com|date=25 November 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-12-02|archive-date=25 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211125204732/https://gulfnews.com/uae/48-interesting-facts-for-the-uaes-48th-national-day-1.1574666872977|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Emirate of Ajman|url=http://www.ourallegiancetokhalifa.com/en/state/Ajman/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=www.ourallegiancetokhalifa.com|archive-date=6 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806213925/http://www.ourallegiancetokhalifa.com/en/state/Ajman/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-26|title=Ajman is the smallest emirate in the United Arab Emirates|url=https://capexme.com/ajman-city/|access-date=2021-08-06|language=en-GB|archive-date=6 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806215428/https://capexme.com/ajman-city/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bs2yDwAAQBAJ&q=ajman+cre&pg=PA134|title=Dubai Customs, Trade Regulations and Procedures Handbook Volume 1 Strategic and Practical Information|date=7 February 2007|publisher=Lulu.com|isbn=9781433013201|via=Google Books|access-date=20 October 2021|archive-date=20 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220102251/https://books.google.com/books?id=bs2yDwAAQBAJ&q=ajman+cre&pg=PA134|url-status=live}}</ref> while its population of approximately 504,846 in 2017 according to the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center makes it the fourth most populous emirate in the country.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ajman - The Official Portal of the UAE Government|url=https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-seven-emirates/ajman|access-date=2021-08-06|website=u.ae|language=en|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628134711/https://u.ae/en/about-the-uae/the-seven-emirates/ajman|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=United Arab Emirates Population Statistics (2021)|url=https://www.globalmediainsight.com/blog/uae-population-statistics/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=Official GMI Blog|language=en-US|archive-date=19 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019152008/https://www.globalmediainsight.com/blog/uae-population-statistics/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is named after the city of [[Ajman]], which is its seat of government. The main landmass of the emirate is a [[semi-enclave]], surrounded on the north, east, and south by the [[Emirate of Sharjah]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://guide.theemiratesnetwork.com/living/ajman/ |title=Ajman (City and Emirate) – TEN Guide (UAE) |publisher=Guide.theemiratesnetwork.com |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006025407/http://guide.theemiratesnetwork.com/living/ajman/ |archive-date=6 October 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":19">{{Cite web|title=Ajman|url=https://whichschooladvisor.com/uae/area-guide/ajman|access-date=2021-08-10|website=whichschooladvisor.com|language=en|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810010047/https://whichschooladvisor.com/uae/area-guide/ajman|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=The Seven Emirates of the UAE and Their Borders—An Interactive Map • Mind of a Hitchhiker|url=https://mindofahitchhiker.com/seven-emirates-uae-and-borders-interactive-map/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Mind of a Hitchhiker|language=en-GB|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624150928/https://mindofahitchhiker.com/seven-emirates-uae-and-borders-interactive-map/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UAE: United Arab Emirates Map and Satellite Image|url=https://geology.com/world/united-arab-emirates-satellite-image.shtml|access-date=2021-08-10|website=geology.com|archive-date=18 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818121412/https://geology.com/world/united-arab-emirates-satellite-image.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, Ajman also controls two small inland exclaves: [[Manama, Ajman|Manama]] and [[Masfut|Masfout]], both of which are primarily agricultural.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ajman Emirate|url=https://www.sea-seek.com/it/Ajman-Emirate|access-date=2021-08-10|website=www.sea-seek.com|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810011644/https://www.sea-seek.com/it/Ajman-Emirate|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Moving To U.A.E?|date=10 February 2015|url=https://burkebros.co.uk/services/moving-overseas-2/moving-to-united-arab-emirates/|access-date=2021-08-10|language=en-US|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810010833/https://burkebros.co.uk/services/moving-overseas-2/moving-to-united-arab-emirates/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":7">[https://www.sea-seek.com/ebook/Persian_-_Arabian_Gulf.pdf Persian Arabian Gulf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810010832/https://www.sea-seek.com/ebook/Persian_-_Arabian_Gulf.pdf |date=10 August 2021 }} </ref>  Approximately 95% of the population of the emirate resides in the city of Ajman, which forms part of the [[Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Ajman / U.A.E|url=https://gmu.ac.ae/the-campus/about-ajman-u-a-e/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Gulf Medical University|language=en-US|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810011205/https://gmu.ac.ae/the-campus/about-ajman-u-a-e/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Infinite possibilities for Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman conurbation|url=https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/infinite-possibilities-for-dubai-sharjah-ajman-conurbation-1.1037372|access-date=2021-08-10|website=gulfnews.com|language=en|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810011203/https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/infinite-possibilities-for-dubai-sharjah-ajman-conurbation-1.1037372|url-status=live}}</ref> Ajman is ruled by Sheikh [[Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III]] of the [[Na'im]] tribe. The Crown Prince of the emirate is Sheikh [[Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hashin|first=Mohamed|title=UAE Royal Family Guide: All about Rulers of United Arab Emirates - MyBayut|url=https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/royal-families-uae/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=A blog about homes, trends, tips & life in the UAE|language=en-US|archive-date=10 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110194217/https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/royal-families-uae/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite web|title=Contributions of the UAE royal families: Al Nahyan, Al Maktoum & More|url=https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/contributions-uae-royal-families/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=A blog about homes, trends, tips & life in the UAE|language=en-US|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810011630/https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/contributions-uae-royal-families/|url-status=live}}</ref>