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Sharjah is one of
the seven Emirates the United Arab Emirates consists of. It's location
next to largely growing Dubai has made Sharjah the place to live for people
working in Dubai. Therefore the population is growing fast, now it's about
700 000 inhabitants.
The city
is an interesting combination of old and new. Sharjah has a lot of old,
big mosques as well as new shopping centres and office buildings reaching
up to 50 metres and up. Sharjah is a green city with a lot of parks.
It also houses the
biggest Art museum in the Gulf. Another interesting place to visit is
the old market area, where you can buy everything from carpets to living
animals.
Sharjah has grown
a lot also as a tourist city and has many great hotels next to the sandy
beaches of the Gulf. Due to religious reasons there is no alcohol served
in Sharjah, but Dubai is only 30 minutes away, if you fancy for a glass
of wine with your dinner. As a whole, Sharjah is a bit more restricted
Emirate than the modern Dubai. |
