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{{Short description|Company}}
{{Infobox company
|name = Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA)
|logo = Hamriyah-logo-small.jpg
|type = [[Free Trade Zone]]
|key_people = {{ubl|Khaled Bin Abdullah Bin Sultan Al Qasimi ([[Chairman]])}}
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|areas_served = Industrial, Commercial and General Trading , Services
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The '''Hamriyah Free Zone''' is a [[Free-trade zone|free zone]] place in the city of [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] in the [[United Arab Emirates]]. Established by an [[Emiratis|Emiri]] decree in November, 1995, the Free Zone is 24 square kilometers in size and has a 14 meter deep port and 7 meter deep inner harbor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uaefreezones.com/fz_hamriyah.html |title=UAE Free Zones |publisher=UAE Free Zones |date=1995-11-12 |accessdate=2012-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hfza.ae |title=Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, UAE : Gateway To Global Business |publisher=Hfza.ae |date=2003-01-01 |accessdate=2012-10-21}}</ref> It is considered the second-largest free-trade zone in the UAE after [[Jebel Ali Free Zone]] (JAFZA).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rahman |first=Saifur |date=2011-06-24 |title=Free zone with a focus on SMEs |work=Gulf News |url=https://gulfnews.com/business/markets/free-zone-with-a-focus-on-smes-1.826372 |access-date=2023-11-02}}</ref> Sharjah is the only one emirate, which havinghas ports on the Arabian Gulf's west coast and east coast with direct access to the Indian Ocean.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business-dubai.com/services/business-setup/Hamriyah-Free-Zone/|title=Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah|publisher=Business-Dubai.com|accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref>|archive-date=22 Sharjah isNovember the third largest emirate in the UAE.[2015|archive-url=https://wwwweb.internationsarchive.org/goweb/moving20151122174305/http://business-to-the-uaedubai.com/countryservices/business-factssetup/discoverHamriyah-theFree-different-emiratesZone/|url-of-the-uae]status=dead}}</ref>
 
In 2010, the Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) commissioned and AED 800 million contract for infrastructure expansion and development. It was set to increase its port capacity by up to 80% upon completion.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saleem |first=Nadia |date=2010-06-18 |title=Hamriyah Free Zone boosts shipping capacity |work=Gulf News |url=https://gulfnews.com/business/hamriyah-free-zone-boosts-shipping-capacity-1.642768 |access-date=2023-11-02}}</ref>
 
The free-zone is strategically located on the borders of Ajman and Sharjah, with direct access to Ras Al Khaimah. The zone’s accessibility had been strengthened due to an infrastructure and road building project commissioned by the free zone authority in late 2019, with a project value of AED 94 mln.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-24 |title=Hamriyah Free Zone Infrastructure Development Project |url=https://almarwan.com/news/1488/Al-Marwan-Case-Study-Blog-10-Hamriyah-Free-Zone-Infrastructure-Development-Project |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Al Marwan Heavy Machinery}}</ref>
 
==See also==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.hfza.ae}}
*[http://gulfnews.com/business/economy/hamriyah-free-zone-boosts-shipping-capacity-1.642768 Gulfnews.com]
*[http://www.khaleejtimes.com/darticlen.asp?xfile=data/business/2011/June/business_June392.xml&section=business Khaleejtimes.com]
*[http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle09.asp?xfile=data/business/2011/december/business_december376.xml&section=business Khaleejtimes.com]
*[http://www.hfza.ae/ Hamriyah Free Zone's Official website]
*[http://gulfnews.com/business/investment/free-zone-with-a-focus-on-smes-1.826372 Gulfnews.com]
 
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[[Category:Sharjah (city)]]
[[Category:Free-trade Trade Zoneszones of the United Arab Emirates]]
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