User:Garycrobinson/Sandbox/Gazeteers/United Arab Emirates

Online Gazetteers

 * FamilySearch Places
 * World Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * Arabian Peninsula : official standard names approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names United States. Board on Geographic Names, FamilySearch International, 1961
 * Area handbook for the United Arab Republic (Egypt) Harvey H. Smith, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1970
 * Background notes, United Arab Emirates Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Public Communication, Editorial Division, 1985
 * Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates Gazetteers at Archive.org
 * United Arab Emirates. Area comparison. Administrative divisions Central Intelligence Agency, National Technical Information Service, Washington, D.C., 1993
 * National Archives (UAE) at Wikipedia
 * United Arab Emirates Factbook at CIA The World Factbook
 * United Arab Emirates: Emirates, Cities, Sectors, Neighborhoods at City Population
 * United Arab Emirates: Emirates & Major Cities - Population Statistics at City Population
 * List of United Arab Emirates Locations at GeoName
 * Places in United Arab Emirates at Places in the world -- select letter at top of page to narrow search to cities and places
 * Cities in the United Arab Emirates at Wikipedia
 * Demographics of the United Arab Emirates at Wikipedia
 * Emirates of the United Arab Emirates at Wikipedia
 * Outline of the United Arab Emirates at Wikipedia
 * Religion in the United Arab Emirates at Wikipedia
 * Schools in the United Arab Emirates at Wikipedia
 * Universities and colleges in the United Arab Emirates at Wikipedia
 * Biggest Cities In The United Arab Emirates (UAE) at WorldAtlas
 * Maps Of The United Arab Emirates at WorldAtlas

Print Only Gazetteers

 * Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates : official standard names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States Board on Geographic Names, Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center, Washington, D.C., 1976
 * Gazetteer of the United Arab Emirates : names approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names United States Board on Geographic Names, Defense Mapping Agency, Washington, D.C., 1987

Why Use Gazetteers
A gazetteer is a dictionary of place-names. Gazetteers list or describe towns and villages, parishes, states, populations, rivers and mountains, and other geographical features. They usually include only the names of places that existed at the time the gazetteer was published. Within a specific geographical area, the place-names are listed in alphabetical order, similar to a dictionary. You can use a gazetteer to locate the places where your family lived and to determine the civil and religious jurisdictions over those places.

There are many places within a country with similar or identical place-names. You will need to use a gazetteer to identify the specific town where your ancestor lived, the state the town was or is in, and the jurisdictions where records about the person was kept.

Gazetteer Contents
Gazetteers may also provide additional information about towns, such as:
 * Different religious denominations
 * Schools, colleges, and universities
 * Major manufacturers, canals, docks, and railroad stations
 * The population size.
 * Boundaries of civil jurisdiction.
 * Ecclesiastical jurisdiction(s)
 * Longitude and latitude.
 * Distances and direction from other from cities.
 * Schools, colleges, and universities.
 * Denominations and number of churches.
 * Historical and biographical information on some individuals (usually high-ranking or famous individuals)