Middle East
UAE
Ras al Khaimah

Shimal

Shimal is a town in , . Shimal is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Shimal.

Residential area
is a settlement in , . It is associated with the Shihuh tribe of the Northern UAE and and with the foundation of the Islamic era port of , and was once the seat of the Ruler of Julfar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hudaibah and Rams.

Suburb
is a suburb of the city of , . is situated 4½ km southwest of Shimal.

Suburb
is a suburb of in the . Once a pearl diving and fishing community that frequently disputed the rule of Ras Al Khaimah, today it forms the northern coastal settlement of the city. is situated 7 km north of Shimal.

Town
Photo: IbrahimKumar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town, which is situated 8 km east of Shimal.

Shimal

Latitude
25.81755° or 25° 49′ 3″ north
Longitude
56.02336° or 56° 1′ 24″ east
Open location code
7HQRR29F+28
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8143186353
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Shimal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شمال”
  • French: “Shimal”
  • Spanish: “Shimal”

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