Sharurah

Sharurah is a city and governorate in , southern . It is the largest governorate in the province by both area and population.
  • City with about 86,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 730 metres (2,380 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code SHW
  • Description: governorate in Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as
    “Sharawrah”
    “Sharorah”
    “Sharurah governorate”
    “The bride of the Empty Quarter”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sharurah Domestic Airport.
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Latitude
17.49123° or 17° 29′ 28″ north
Longitude
47.11261° or 47° 6′ 45″ east
UN/LOCODE
SA SHW
Open location code
7H99F4R7+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Sharurah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شرورة”
  • Arabic: “عروس الربع الخالي”
  • Arabic: “محافظة شرورة”
  • Dutch: “Sharurah”
  • Esperanto: “Ŝarura”
  • French: “Sharurah”
  • German: “Scharura”
  • Hebrew: “נפת שרורה”
  • Italian: “Sharurah”
  • Japanese: “シャルラ”
  • Kurdish: “Şerûre”
  • Mazanderani: “شروره”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sharurah”
  • Persian: “شروره”
  • Polish: “Szarura”
  • Russian: “Шарура”
  • Tagalog: “Sharurah”
  • Turkish: “Şarure”
  • Urdu: “شرورہ”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include بلدية شرورة and مستشفى شرورة العام.

Saudi Arabia: Highlights

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