Umm al Qaywayn is one of the emirates of United Arab Emirates. Located in the north. The emirate was governed until his death by Rashid bin Ahmad Al Mu'alla, who was a member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates since 1981. The emirate had 62,000 inhabitants in 2003 (making it the least populous emirate of the federation) and has an area of 750 square kilometers. Accepted alternative spellings include Umm al Qiwain (used in their former label) and Umm al-Qawain, Umm al-Qaywayn, Umm el-Qiwain and Umm al-Qalwain.

The second smallest in area and the least populous of the federation of seven emirates, Umm al-Qaywayn is roughly triangular in shape, is bounded by the emirates of Ra ʾ s al-Khaymah (northeast) and Al-Shariqah (south and west). In the northwest, it fronts the Persian Gulf for 17 miles (27 km) away in a straight line, actually, Umm al-Qaywayn coast is much longer and is very irregular, with many small cracks , spits, and islets. In one of these arrows is the town of Umm al-Qaywayn the capital and largest urban settlement.