The Yemeni rial ( Arabic ريال يمني, DMG Riyal Yamani) is the currency of theRepublicofYemen.  It is divided into 100 fils.  The ISO code is YER. Even before the unification ofYemen, there were two in NorthYemen(the Kingdom ofYemen, and from1962 intheYemenArabRepublic), the (North Yemen) Riyal (YER) as currency.  InSouth Yemen( Protectorate of South Arabia , [...]

The UAE Dirham (Dh = 100 fils 1) is the currency of theUnited Arab Emirates.  The currency abbreviation for the UAE dirham to ISO 4217 is AED.  Other common abbreviations are words, and rarely Dhs DM  The name of the currency ( Dirham ) is derived from the Greek drachma.  Currently, there are considerations, the [...]

The Syrian pound, also known as the Syrian Lira (in Arabic ليرة سورية, suriyya lyre or simply ليرة, lira, pl. ليرات, lirat) is the currency ofSyria.  The code ISO 4217 is used abbreviations LS and SYP and £ S, among others.  Traditionally been divided into 100 piasters (قرش, qirx, pl. قروش, quruix), but now, due [...]

The Saudi Riyal (in Arabic ريال سعودي, Saudi Riyal, or simply ريال, Riyal, pl. ريالات, Riyal) is the currency of theSaudi Arabia.  The code ISO 4217 SAR is usually short and SR (in Arabic ر. س).  It is divided into 100 lalat valgus (هللات; singular valgus lala, هللة). The Riyal has always been the currency [...]

The Qatari Riyal (in Arabic ريال قطري,qatarriyal, or simply ريال, Riyal, pl. ريالات, Riyal) is the currency ofQatar.  The code ISO 4217 is usually short and QAR QR (in Arabic ر. ق).  It is divided into 100 dirhams (درهم, Dirhams, pl. دراهم, daràhim).   Until 1966 ,Qatarused as currency in the Indian rupee in the form [...]

The Omani rial (in Arabic ريال عماني, Riyal Umana or simply ريال, Riyal, pl. ريالات, Riyal) is the currency ofOman.  The code ISO 4217 OMR and is usually abbreviated RO, or RO (in Arabic ر. ع.).  It is divided into 1000 baisa (بيسة, Bays).  It has a fixed exchange rate with respect to the U.S. [...]

The Lebanese pound, also known as the Lebanese lira (in Arabic ليرة لبنانية, lubnaniyya lyre or simply ليرة, lira, pl. ليرات, lirat) is the currency ofLebanon.  The code ISO 4217 and LBP is used abbreviations and LL £ L (in Arabic ل. ل).  Traditionally been divided into 100 piasters (قرش, qirx, pl. قروش, quruix), but [...]

TheKuwaitdinar ( Arabic دينار كويتي, DMG Kuwaiti Dinar) is the currency ofKuwait.  In contrast to many other currencies is one of thousands of Kuwaiti dinar currency.  One dinar is divided into 1000 fils, therefore, are divided, for example, while the euro or the dollar into 100 cents.  From the dinar are bills to ¼, ½, [...]

The Jordanian Dinar is the currency ofJordanand the Palestinian territories in theWest Bank.  One dinar is divided into 100 piasters (divided Qirsh).  There are coins in denominations of 1 Qirsh, 5 piastres, 10 piastres, ¼ dinar, ½ dinar in circulation.  The ½-dinar coin is a bimetallic coin . banknotes are in denominations of 1, 5, [...]

The shekel is the currency ofIsrael, also in the Palestinian territories inGazaand parts of theWest Bankis legal tender.  The English name is New Israeli Sheqel, abbreviatedNIS.  The Hebrew name שקל חדש (Shekel Chadash – New Shekels).  Typically, it is abbreviated ש”ח (chess).  The symbol for theNISis ₪, a combination of the first Hebrew letters for [...]