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Shis

Shis is the name of a settlement to the East of , . It is the westernmost district of Municipality. The village of Shis was previously accessible only by a track leading from the East Coast up the , a seasonal watercourse that passes through the exclave of and the Emirati exclave of , itself enclosed by the Omani exclave.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement in United Arab Emirates
  • Also known as: “Ash Shīṣ”, “Shees”, “Shiis”, “Shīs”, and “Shīṣ”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nahwa and Daftah.

Town
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is a territory that forms part of the in the . It is a counter-enclave within the territory of , which is itself an exclave of Oman and an enclave within the United Arab Emirates. is situated 4½ km southeast of Shis.

Town
is a near in the emirate of , . The village is located on the to Fujairah highway, which follows a route along the . is situated 7 km west of Shis.

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is an exclave of that is completely surrounded by the emirate of the .

Shis

Latitude
25.29138° or 25° 17′ 29″ north
Longitude
56.2455° or 56° 14′ 44″ east
Elevation
422 metres (1,385 feet)
Open location code
7HQR76RW+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5601870113
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
290793
Wiki­data ID
Q12219376
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Shis” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شيص”
  • Dutch: “Shis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شيص”
  • French: “Shis”
  • German: “Shis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shis”
  • Persian: “شیص”
  • Spanish: “Ash Shīṣ”
  • Spanish: “Shis”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shis”. Photo: IbrahimKumar, CC BY-SA 4.0.