Cities
Sharjah - The Cultural City of Sharjah
Sharjah, the third largest emirates of UAE, shares land on both Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. UAE Sharjah is known even to a layman mainly because of the Cricket events. However, this city has many other attractions to attract huge number of tourists. The city of Sharjah features many traditional, cultural and contemporary elements that interest everyone. Several museums, numerous mosques and public parks are there to entertain people. Al Jazeirah Fun Park and Al Buheirah Corniche are beautiful parks where both children and adults enjoy a lot. Sharjah is also famous as the cultural capital of UAE.
Ruled by His Highness Dr. Sultan al-Qasimi, Sharjah covers an area of 1003 square miles. Its population is 636,000 according to 2003 census. It is linked with the outside world by Sharjah International Airport and Port Khalid. The Expo Center is quite a popular one for the book fair held annually. Most of the world famous publishers from all across the globe gather over here with excellent stuff. Ruled by the emir, this city of Sharjah also has some oasis areas which grow varieties of vegetables and fruits?Dahid is one of them. The Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium keeps hosting many international cricket matches. The fastest growing city of Sharjah is Kalba.
Vivek Kuriyal
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