1
: the basic monetary unit of Morocco and United Arab Emirates see Money Table
2
: a monetary subunit of the dinar (Libya) and riyal (Qatar) see dinar, riyal at Money Table
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Dubai retained its clear lead among Gulf real estate markets last year, with buyers spending 541 billion dirhams ($147 billion) on residential property in the emirate in 2025, some 27% more than the year before.
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Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Priced at 75,000 United Arab Emirates dirhams, or $20,420, they were each hand finished with an 18-karat gold top adorned with mother-of-pearl.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
Lassale agreed the fossil diggers in Morocco often work in challenging conditions, including temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), and with minimal protective equipment, while earning about 120 to 180 Moroccan dirhams (about $13 to $20) daily.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
With a planned investment of 38 billion dirhams (about $10 billion), officials are targeting a dramatic increase in the nation's airport capacity.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
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Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Priced at 75,000 United Arab Emirates dirhams, or $20,420, they were each hand finished with an 18-karat gold top adorned with mother-of-pearl.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 2025
Lassale agreed the fossil diggers in Morocco often work in challenging conditions, including temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), and with minimal protective equipment, while earning about 120 to 180 Moroccan dirhams (about $13 to $20) daily.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
With a planned investment of 38 billion dirhams (about $10 billion), officials are targeting a dramatic increase in the nation's airport capacity.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
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“Dirham.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dirham. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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