Sea-port
Saqr Port is located in the industrial area of Khor Khuwair is the Emirate’s main port providing bulk and container services. It has twelve deep water berths, each 200 m long, is dredged to 12.2 m and has two ro-ro ramps plus specialised berths for handling bulk goods. Other services include ship handling, crew changes and 40,000 m2 of covered storage together with a vast open storage area. Al Jazirah Port: Depth is about 6.2mtrs, a brand new port for bulk handling located south of Ras Al Khaimah.

Airport
Ras Al Khaimah International airport With a 3,760m runway, is fully equipped to handle any flight for passengers and cargo at any time. In total about 27 airlines including Gulf Air, Egypt Air, Aeroflot, Pakistan International Airlines and many other airlines operate scheduled and non-scheduled flights. Open 24 hours 7 day the airport has an open skies policy with no restrictions on frequencies and time of arrival / departure; offers competitive tariffs and storage facilities, fast and efficient; and has a full offering of duty free goods among other services.

Road
Ras Al-Khaimah has a well laid out network of roads. Two free flowing dual carriageways link RAK with the other northern emirates and beyond. One stretches through the beautiful beaches and deserts while the other runs out towards the airport in the direction of Khatt, Fujairah and Dhaid In addition to the existing highway to Dubai, a super highway linking Ras Al Khaimah to the rest of the UAE and Saudi Arabia has been completed. Now a trip to Dubai Airport takes about 45 minutes.
 

Politically stable, Ras Al Khaimah has a forward-looking, responsive government with a progressive, pro-business attitude and a strong commitment to the private sector. Business-friendly regulations and a favourable tax and customs framework have played a key role in attracting business investment from all over the world in almost every sphere of economic activity. This place is developing fast as a leading regional commercial hub with the development of state-of-the-art infrastructure and a world-class business environment, providing investors with a unique and comprehensive value-added platform and a logical place to do business.

The island of Hulaylah, Julfar, Kush, Shimal, Dhayah and Ghalilah are all important archaeological sites to the north of Ra’s al-Khaimah City. Digdagga agricultural area with a camel race track, Khatt, a hot springs and Nud Ziba are all located to the south.

The Old Town is a delightful area to take a walk and soak up the leisurely atmosphere of a traditional centre. The souqs are well worth a visit, particularly near the fishing port.
 

Ras Al Khaimah is the fourth largest Emirate out of seven Emirates of United Arab Emirates. Ras Al Khaimah has earned its reputation as a pre-eminent commercial centre with an innovative, dynamic and entrepreneurial business culture. Strategically located at the crossroads of trade and commerce between East and West, it is ideally positioned to service and access markets that span the Middle East, North and Southern Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and the Confederation of Independent States.

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