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[2] [5] It is the site of Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the UAE. [2] [3] [6] The Port of Khor Fakkan faces the Emirate of Sharjah’s eastern seaboard, extending connections with Asia and the Far East. This port is one of the Emirate’s three ports. [7]
Najd Al Miqsar is a historical abandoned settlement west of Khor Fakkan in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It sits on top of Wadi Shie mountains and overlooks the city of Khor Fakkan. It is now a heritage village and popular tourist spot, showcasing the past traditional housing lifestyle, local agricultural and community practices.
Khor Fakkan beach, with the Western Hajar Mountains in the background. Sharjah is the third largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates, and is the only one to have land on both the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The emirate covers 2,590 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi) which is equivalent to 3.3 per cent of the UAE's total area, excluding ...
Khor Fakkan, a city in the Emirate of Sharjah, has one of the major container ports in the eastern seaboard of the United Arab Emirates. U.S. Navy, French Navy, and Italian Navy aircraft carriers conduct operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility in the Gulf of Oman.
It covers approximately 75 square kilometres (29 square miles) and the boundary was settled in 1969. The north-east corner of Madha is closest to the Khor Fakkan-Fujairah road, barely 10 metres (33 feet) away. Within the Omani exclave of Madha, is a UAE exclave called Nahwa, also belonging to the Emirate of Sharjah. It is about eight kilometres ...
The rest area and tourist facilities were built alongside the dam as part of the Sharjah-Khor Fakkan highway (S 142) project, a 14-year project to connect the interior of Sharjah with the UAE's east coast. [1] [2] The project included the restoration of the Heritage village of Najd Al Miqsar. [8]
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The Emirate of Fujairah is a minor bunkering port with large scale shipping operations taking place every day. Shipping and ship-related services are thriving businesses in the city. Due to the business-friendly environment and ease of logistic support, ships trading from Persian Gulf anchor here for provisions, bunkers, repair, and technical ...