Brief UAE history - prepositions practice

Before its creation, UAE was a land inhabited ... Bedouin tribes.

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Abu Dhabi consisted ... mainly palm tree huts.

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Dubai was situated ... a creek.

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Travellers were passing ... Dubai.

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Nomadic tribes believed ... making their guests feel welcome.

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... the start of the 20th century, Sharjah used to be the most populated emirate.

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In 1930s Emiratis lost their longest export and main source ... money.

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Discovery ... oil changed the financial situation of the country.

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The UAE became independent ... 2nd December 1971.

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The remaining sheikhdom, Ras Al Khaimah, joined the United Arab Emirates ... February 1972.

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