Argoub Al Sedirah

Argoub Al Sedirah is a tell or hill on the Seih Al Sedirah (Sedirah plain) inland of the township of Semeih on the border between Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. It is the location of the historic meeting between Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi and Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum of Dubai on 18 January 1968 where the two men met to discuss and agree the foundation of the Union of the-then Trucial States to become the United Arab Emirates.

It is one of three 'union sites' in the Emirates, the others being Union House and Al Khawaneej Farm, locations which are celebrated as having played a crucial role in the foundation of the nation.

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