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Falaj al-Muʿallá

United Arab Emirates
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  • Map showing the location of the emirate Umm al-Quwain on the Arabian Peninsula.
    Umm al-Quwain

    …capital is the oasis of Falaj al-Muʿallá, with extensive plantations of date palms. Otherwise, the emirate is almost entirely uninhabited desert. In 1964–72 a large portion of its revenues came from the sale of postage stamps, printed abroad not for any legitimate postal purpose but entirely for sale to collectors.

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    …capital is the oasis of Falaj al-Muʿallá, with extensive plantations of date palms. Otherwise, the emirate is almost entirely uninhabited desert. In 1964–72 a large portion of its revenues came from the sale of postage stamps, printed abroad not for any legitimate postal purpose but entirely for sale to collectors.

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