The city became part of the Emirate of Armenia under the Umayyad Caliphate. Nahwa, which is part of the UAE Emirate of Sharjah. Sharjah is the capital of the emirate of the same name. It is the second smallest and least populous Emirate in the UAE. The city is the capital of the Kano Emirate. The Persian Gulf borders the western coast of the emirate. It is the smallest emirate in the UAE. The smallest emirate, Ajman, encompasses only . A percentage of revenues from each emirate is allocated to the UAE's central budget. There are also several Lulu stores found in the emirate of Dubai. The Idrisid Emirate of Asir participated in the Arab revolt. It became the capital of the Emirate of Crete (ca. Kuwait is a constitutional emirate with a semi-democratic political system. The executive council is the government of the emirate. The smallest emirate, Ajman, encompasses only (see figure).