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Trucial Coast

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Trucial Coast: see United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
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PD/TC in 1936 had acquired concessions covering Dubai and other parts of what was then controlled by the British and known as Trucial Coast.
Background: The search for oil in Dubai began in 1937, two years before the concessionaire Petroleum Development Trucial Coast (PD/TC) moved to Abu Dhabi.
This was disputed by the rulers of Abu Dhabi and Sharjah; but it preserved its independence, as the Trucial Coast became a British protectorate late in the 19th century.
 
 
 
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