Middle East
UAE
Sharjah

Al Khan

Al Khan is a southern suburb of the city of Sharjah, . The suburb is located on the Al Khan Bay, which serves as a boundary between Sharjah and .
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: human settlement in United Arab Emirates
  • Also known as: “Al Khān” and “Khān”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barjeel Art Foundation and Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium.

Museum
Photo: Cmclean74, Public domain.
is a non-profit arts organisation based in , . The foundation was established in 2010 by Emirati commentator Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi to manage and exhibit his personal art collection.

Stadium
Photo: Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0.
is a multi-use in , . It was named after Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of former home Al Shabab… is situated 4 km southwest of Al Khan.

Mosque
is a mosque in , the , located on the Khaled lagoon at the Buhaira Corniche. It is of Turkish Ottoman design and was influenced by the in . is situated 2½ km northeast of Al Khan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Nahda and Abu Hail.

Suburb
is a residential locality in , . forms part of Dubai's northern border with the . Portions of that flow north into the emirate of Sharjah fall within that emirate's jurisdiction. is situated 2½ km south of Al Khan.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in , , located in . The locality is largely residential and is bordered by the localities of on the east, in the south and on the west. is situated 6 km southwest of Al Khan.

Photo: Challiyan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the third largest city in the and the capital of . is known for its Arabic and Islamic architecture as well as its libraries, Islamic museums, and cultural centers.

Al Khan

Latitude
25.32236° or 25° 19′ 21″ north
Longitude
55.36671° or 55° 22′ 0″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
7HQQ89C8+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1046098724
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
292826
Wiki­data ID
Q4704216
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al Khan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الخان”
  • Dutch: “Al Khan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الخان”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al Khan”
  • Persian: “ال خان”
  • Persian: “الخان”
  • Polish: “Al Chan”
  • Polish: “Al-Chan”
  • Urdu: “الخان”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Xon”

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