Middle East
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Fujairah

Saqamqam

Sakamkam is a and settlement in , . is located here. The area is located some 7 km north of the city of Fujairah.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Town
  • Description: human settlement in United Arab Emirates
  • Also known as: “As Saqamqam”, “Sakamkam”, “Sha’biyyat Sakamkam”, “Skamkam”, and “Sqamqam”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sakamkam Fort and St. Mary’s Catholic High School.

Castle
is a historic fort in Sakamkam, just north of Fujairah City, , . The fort, on a hilly position, became ruined, but has now been restored.

School
St. Mary's Catholic High School, Fujairah is a Catholic school located in the Sakamkam area in , .

Castle
Photo: Fasmike3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fort in the city of Fujairah, . Dating back to the 16th century, it is among the oldest as well as the largest castles in the country. is situated 2½ km south of Saqamqam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fujairah Free Zone and Port of Fujairah.

Locality
is a special economic zone in , which is one of the seven emirates that comprise the . is located just north of the emirate's capital, Fujairah City.

Locality
, also called Fujairah Port, is a deep port located in , . It is the largest port on the eastern seaboard of the United Arab Emirates and the world second largest bunkering hub.

Suburb
is a suburb of the city of Fujairah in the . The site of a small port, the area has seen a number of drownings of unwary swimmers. is situated 7 km south of Saqamqam.

Saqamqam

Latitude
25.16316° or 25° 9′ 47″ north
Longitude
56.33672° or 56° 20′ 12″ east
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
7HQR587P+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12250317973
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
290909
Wiki­data ID
Q7421197
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Saqamqam” goes by many names.

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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 “Saqamqam”. Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.