Layyah
Layyah is the name of a suburb of the city of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is the site of the city's main power station and desalination plant. At the turn of the 20th century, Sharjah had some 4 or 5 shops in Layyah and a bazaar of some 200 shops in Sharjah proper.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in United Arab Emirates
- Also known as: “Al Layyah”, “Aliya”, “Laiya”, “Laiyah”, “Laiyya”, and “Layyah, Sharjah”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Al Noor Mosque and Barjeel Art Foundation.
Al Noor Mosque
Mosque
Al Noor Mosque is a mosque in Sharjah, the U.A.E., located on the Khaled lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche. It is of Turkish Ottoman design and was influenced by the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Turkey. Al Noor Mosque is situated 2½ km southeast of Layyah.
Barjeel Art Foundation
Museum
Photo: Cmclean74, Public domain.
Barjeel Art Foundation is a non-profit arts organisation based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The foundation was established in 2010 by Emirati commentator Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi to manage and exhibit his personal art collection. Barjeel Art Foundation is situated 3½ km south of Layyah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sharjah and Al Nahda.
Sharjah
Photo: Challiyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sharjah is the third largest city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of Sharjah emirate. Sharjah is known for its Arabic and Islamic architecture as well as its libraries, Islamic museums, and cultural centers.
Al Nahda
Suburb
Al Nahda is a residential locality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Al Nahda forms part of Dubai's northern border with the emirate of Sharjah. Portions of Al Nahda that flow north into the emirate of Sharjah fall within that emirate's jurisdiction. Al Nahda is situated 6 km south of Layyah.
Abu Hail
Suburb
Abu Hail is a neighbourhood in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located in Deira. The locality is largely residential and is bordered by the localities of Al Waheda on the east, Hor Al Anz in the south and Al Baraha on the west. Abu Hail is situated 9 km southwest of Layyah.
Layyah
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Layyah” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Layyah”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Layyah i Sharjah”
- Persian: “لایه”
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