Sharjah

Sharjah is the third largest of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is the only one to have landed on both the Arabian Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Oman. Ancient caravan routes once crisscrossed Sharjah’s Central Region, connecting the east and west coasts to trade goods like dates and pearls. Today, the sandy and rocky terrain hold important fossils and sites for desert adventures.

Craggy mountains provide a scenic backdrop to Sharjah’s east coast, which is home to seaside towns like Khorfakkan and mangrove forests like Khor Kalba. If you’re looking for water sports among popular Sharjah tourist places, Khorfakkan offers plenty of opportunities to go scuba diving, kayaking, parasailing, snorkeling and more. You can even take a guided boat onto the water to go dolphin spotting. For more nature, Kalba is a wildlife conservation area that is thriving with desert animals. Rare species thrive among the mangroves amid the desert habitat. The pleasant weather in Kalba also makes it one of the popular places to visit in Sharjah.

Ancient caravan routes once crisscrossed Sharjah’s Central Region, connecting the east and west coasts to trade goods like dates and pearls. Today, the sandy and rocky terrain holds important fossils and sites for desert adventures.

Sharjah is the third largest of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is the only one to have land on both the Arabian Gulf Coast and the Gulf of Oman.