Ajman
Ajman
عجمان | |
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City | |
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Ajman Location of Ajman in the UAE Ajman Location within the Persian Gulf | |
| Coordinates: 25°24′49″N 55°26′44″E / 25.41361°N 55.44556°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Ajman |
| Founded | 1750 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Absolute monarchy |
| • Sheikh | Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III |
| Area | |
| • Land | 148 km2 (57 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 565,767 |
| GDP | |
| • Total | US$ 9.3 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | US$ 22,600 (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (UAE Standard Time) |
| Website | ajman.ae |
Ajman (Arabic: عجمان 'Aǧmān; Gulf Arabic: عيمان ʿYmān) is the fifth-largest and fifth-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and Al Ain. It is the capital of the Emirate of Ajman and forms part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area, It is bounded by the Persian Gulf to the west and surrounded by the Emirate of Sharjah on land.