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In the year 630 AD, envoys from Muhammad arrived to the area of the United Arab Emirates and much of the area was converted to Islam. The non-Muslims were defeated at Dibba in a major battle of the Ridda wars. In the early 16th century the Portuguese arrived. They controlled much of the coast for around 150 years. After that the coast became an area where pirates would hide out and attack the shipping industry. The British got involved with the local sheikhs, called the Trucial Sheikhdoms and signed a treaty with them where the British navy would patrol the waters. In 1971, six of the sheikhdoms joined together to form the United Arab Emirates. They were Abu Zaby, Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, and Umm al Qaywayn. In 1972 a seventh state, Ra's al Khaymah also joined. The country is sometimes called the UAE. It has done well economically due to oil revenues.

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