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2024 United Arab Emirates floods, the Glossary

On 16 April 2024, heavy rains caused floods in the United Arab Emirates, affected cities of mainly Dubai and Sharjah, the northern Emirates, and different areas of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.^[1]

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi (أَبُو ظَبِي) is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Ajman

Ajman (عجمان; Gulf Arabic: عيمان ʿYmān) is the capital of the emirate of Ajman in the United Arab Emirates.

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Al Ain (ٱلْعَيْن,, literally, the spring) is a city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and the seat of the administrative division of the Al Ain Region The city is bordered to the east by the Omani town of Al-Buraimi.

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Al Mizhar

Al Mizhar (المزهر) is a locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Dubai

Dubai (translit) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates.

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Dubai International Airport

Dubai International Airport (مطار دبي الدولي) is the primary international airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic.

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Dubai Metro

The Dubai Metro (مترو دبي) is a rapid transit rail network in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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E 11 road (United Arab Emirates)

E 11 (شارع ﺇ ١١) is a highway in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah

Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) (رأس الخيمة) is the northernmost of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates (إمارات; singular: إمارة), which were historically known as the Trucial States.

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Flood

A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry.

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Forklift

A forklift (also called industrial truck, lift truck, jitney, hi-lo, fork truck, fork hoist, and forklift truck) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials over short distances.

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Gulf News

Gulf News is a daily English language newspaper published from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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MSN

MSN (meaning Microsoft Network) is an American web portal and related collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided by Microsoft and launched on August 24, 1995, alongside the release of Windows 95.

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National Center for Meteorology (United Arab Emirates)

The National Center for Meteorology (NCM; Arabic: المركز الوطني للأرصاد) is the national meteorological research and forecasting organization of United Arab Emirates, working under the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (United Arab Emirates) of the United Arab Emirates, The center was established in March 2007.

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Sharjah

Sharjah (ٱلشَّارقَة, Gulf Arabic: aš-Šārja) is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. 2024 United Arab Emirates floods and Sharjah are Sharjah (city).

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Skid-steer loader

A skid loader, skid-steer loader, SSL, or skidsteer is any of a class of compact heavy equipment with lift arms that can attach to a wide variety of buckets and other labor-saving tools or attachments.

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Street sweeper

A street sweeper or street cleaner is a person or machine that cleans streets.

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United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East.

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2022 United Arab Emirates floods

In 2022, heavy rains caused floods in the United Arab Emirates, lasting from 27 to 29 July 2022. 2024 United Arab Emirates floods and 2022 United Arab Emirates floods are floods in the United Arab Emirates.

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2024 Persian Gulf floods

In April 2024, heavy rain severely impacted states in the Persian Gulf, causing flash flooding across the region. 2024 United Arab Emirates floods and 2024 Persian Gulf floods are 2020s in Dubai, 2024 disasters in the United Arab Emirates, 2024 floods in Asia, April 2024 events in the United Arab Emirates, emirate of Ras Al Khaimah and floods in the United Arab Emirates.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_Arab_Emirates_floods

2024 United Arab Emirates floods, the Glossary

Table of Contents

Abu Dhabi

Ajman

Al Ain

Al Mizhar

Dubai

Dubai International Airport

Dubai Metro

E 11 road (United Arab Emirates)

Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah

Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

Flood

Forklift

Gulf News

MSN

National Center for Meteorology (United Arab Emirates)

Sharjah

Skid-steer loader

Street sweeper

United Arab Emirates

2022 United Arab Emirates floods

2024 Persian Gulf floods

See also

2020s in Dubai

2024 disasters in the United Arab Emirates

2024 floods in Asia

21st century in Abu Dhabi

April 2024 events in the United Arab Emirates

Emirate of Ajman

Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah

Floods in the United Arab Emirates

Sharjah (city)

References