ﻟﻤﺎﺫﺍ ﺳﻤﻴﺖ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺑﻬﺬﺍ ﺍﻻﺳﻢ؟
ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ :
ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﺒﻼﺩ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺗﺴﻤﻴﺘﻬﺎ ﺑﻬﺬﺍ ﺍﻹﺳﻢ ﺗﺴﻤﻰ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺼﺎﻟﺤﺔ
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻄﻠﻖ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﺃﻳﻀﺎ ﻋُﻤﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺼﺎﻟﺢ ﻭﺫﻟﻚ ﻟﻮﻋﻲ ﺣﻜﺎﻡ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﻌﺔ ﺑﺄﻫﻤﻴﺔ
ﺍﻟﺘﻌﺎﻭﻥ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﺑﻴﻨﺎ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻭﺃﻳﻀﺎ
ﻣﻦ ﺃﻫﻢ ﺃﺳﺒﺎﺏ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻟﺘﺴﻤﻴﺎﺕ ﻫﻮ ﺗﻜﻮﻳﻦ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﻌﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ 1967 ﻣﺠﻠﺴﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﻌﺮﻑ ﺑـ “ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﺣﻜﺎﻡ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺼﺎﻟﺤﺔ .”
ﻭﻣﻦ ﺛﻢ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺍﻧﺴﺤﺎﺏ ﺑﺮﻳﻄﺎﻧﻴﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﺞ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ 1971 ﻗﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﺯﺍﻳﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺳﻠﻄﺎﻥ ﺁﻝ ﻧﻬﻴﺎﻥ ﺣﺎﻛﻢ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ ﺍﺗﺤﺎﺩﺍ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺴﺖ ﻭﻫﻲ ( ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ , ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺩﺑﻲ , ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻤﺔ , ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﻋﺠﻤﺎﻥ , ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺃﻡ ﺍﻟﻘﻴﻮﻳﻦ , ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻔﺠﻴﺮﺓ ) ﻭﺗﺒﻌﺘﻬﺎ ﺇﻣﺎﺭﺓ ﺭﺃﺱ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﻤﺔ
ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻤﻴﺖ ﺑﺎﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ ﺇﺷﺎﺭﺓ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺇﺗﺤﺎﺩ ﻭﻋﺮﻭﺑﺔ ﺗﻠﻚ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﻭﻟﻴﺼﺒﺢ ﺍﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﺯﺍﻳﺪ ﺃﻭﻝ ﺭﺋﻴﺲ ﻟﻸﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺤﺪﺓ
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