Sharjah (city)
Sharjah
ٱلشَّارقَة | |
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| Sharjah | |
  .jpg) .jpg)  Clockwise from top: Al Khan Lagoon, Heritage District, Cultural Palace, Blue Souk, Al-Qasba Canal | |
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  Sharjah Location of Sharjah in the UAE   Sharjah Location within the Persian Gulf | |
| Coordinates: 25°21′27″N 55°23′27″E / 25.35750°N 55.39083°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Emirate of Sharjah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Absolute monarchy |
| • Sheikh | Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 235.5 km2 (90.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2022–23) | |
| • Metropolis | 1,800,000[1] |
| GDP | |
| • Total | US$ 58.9 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | US$ 32,100 (2023) |
Sharjah (Arabic: ٟالشارقة) is the third-largest city in the United Arab Emirates. It is the capital of the emirate of Sharjah. It is along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Sharjah Census 2022 results out, emirate's population reaches 1.8 million". gulfnews.com. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ↑ "TelluBase—UAE Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
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