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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.
Over 51% of the population were in the 20-39 age group, and Sharjah was the largest settlement with 1.6 million residents, followed by Khor Fakkan with 53,000 and Kalba with 51,000. [ 31 ] Free trade zones
Dibba Al-Hisn has been an important site of maritime trade and settlement since the pre-Islamic era.Although there is slight information, mainly from tombs, of settlement during the later second millennium and early first millennium BCE, contemporary with such sites as Shimal, Tell Abraq and Rumeilah, and of scattered occupation during the period of al-Dur and Mileiha, most mention of Dibba is ...
The rest house (also known as the 'cloud lounge') is reached by a 5.6 km roadway cut out of the mountain and is located 580 metres above sea level. [1] The 30-metre diameter building offers 360 degree panoramic views of Khor Fakkan, [2] and houses a branch of the Sharjah Art Foundation's Fen Café and a multipurpose hall, as well as a children's play park.
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]
Khor Fakkan: The $95 million Chedi Khor Fakkan was first announced in 2011 with a launch date of 2015 [30] and remains to be completed as at 2018. [31] A number of development projects have taken place on Khor Fakkan's Corniche, [32] the latest of which is a mixed-use upgrade of the entire length of the Corniche by Shurooq. [33]
Shees Park (or Shis Park) is a recreational park near the village of Shis in Khor Fakkan, Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.The area is directly accessible via Khorfakkan Road S142/E55. The park was constructed in 8 months.