Social studies

• Dibba - A city in the emirate of Fujairah, a coastal area at the northern tip of eastern Arabian peninsula on the Gulf of Oman
• Disadvantages of import

  • Importation of items from other countries can increase the risk of getting them which is no more common in the warm weather
  • It leads to excessive competition
  • It also increases risks of other diseases from which the country is exporting.
• Export:

  • To ship goods and services out of the port of a country.
  • The seller of such goods and services is referred to as an EXPORTER
• Disadvantages of export

  Increased costs. [E.g. Traveling abroad to obtain orders; High management fees, shipping charges, agent's fees, etc.]

  • Understanding and following import laws and regulations, which vary and change rapidly and dramatically in some cultures.
  • Transportation policy. Shipping rules and regulations complicated
  • Currency. The earlier advantage of a strong currency in exchange for a weak dollar might, in alternative circumstances, prove detrimental to the exporter.
  • Collecting long-standing payments and debts can prove difficult.
• Advantages of export

  • Increased market size and brand (global brand) awareness
  • Currency benefits -Changes in exchange rates can prove advantageous when selling to a customer whose currency is stronger than your own
  • Protection against a downturn in the domestic market.
  • Protection in the event of world recession - it is unlikely that all countries will be equally affected by an economic downturn. Economies of scale from manufacturing in larger batches.
• Advantages of import

  • Reduce dependence on existing markets
  • Exploit international trade technology
  • Extend sales potential of existing products
  • Maintain cost competitiveness
• Import:

  • To bring in goods and services into the port of a country
  • The buyer of such goods and services is referred to as an IMPORTER
• Ed Dur temple


  A candidate for UNESCO World Heritage status
• Ed Dur


  • Flourishing port-town around the beginning of the Christian era
  • Derived wealth from trade across the Arabian Gulf and the Indian Ocean
• Ed Dur temple


  First excavated over thirty years ago by an archaeological team from Belgium's University of Ghent
• The team also excavated a number of other features across the site, which covers several square kilometres
• Inscription found on one of the altars


  In Aramaic, a language used widely across the Middle East, including the Arabian Gulf, around the beginning of the Christian era
• The inscription almost certainly mentions the early Semitic sun god Shams, which is why the archaeologist believe that the temple was dedicated to Shams
• The Department of Tourism and Antiquities of Umm Al Oaiwain is keen to have the whole area of ed Dur inscribed on the World Heritage list of UNESCO