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Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) is a governmental entity, established in 2014 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. [1] It operates in several sectors, under the literary umbrella; including publishing , printing , book translation , book festivals, and children's literature .
Dar Al Khaleej Printing & Publishing (Arabic: دار الخليج للطباعة والنشر) is a publishing house based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.The company was established in 1970 with the launch of the daily Al Khaleej newspaper.
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The table below shows a list of every city in the UAE with a population of at least 10,000, listed in descending order. The capitals are shown in bold. The capitals are shown in bold. The population numbers are of the cities, and not the emirates, often with the same name.
In 1963, Britain ceded responsibility for the Trucial States' postal systems. An American philatelic entrepreneur by the name of Finbar Kenny saw the opportunity to create a number of editions of stamps aimed at the lucrative collector's market and in 1964 concluded a deal with a number of Trucial States to take the franchise for the production of stamps for their respective governments.
In recognition of Sharjah's emergence as a global cultural hub, Al Qasimi chaired the committee that earned Sharjah the designation of UNESCO World Book Capital for 2019. [40] [41] A significant legacy initiative of Sharjah World Book Capital 2019 is the iconic House of Wisdom, a state-of-the art showcase library and cultural centre.
Muwaileh Commercial or Muwaileh Sharjah (Arabic: تجارية مويلح) is a city, suburb and residential area in the emirate of Sharjah, [1] UAE. It is one of the most densely populated areas of the Emirates.
The origin of the name of Sharjah is unknown, with most common interpretations linking the origin of the word Sharjah to the word sharq (Arabic: شَرْق, lit. 'east') due to the fact that the city is located to the east of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and that Sharjah was the easternmost settlement at the time.