Turtle pond
Turtle pond is a pond in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Turtle pond is situated nearby to Visit Center of Khor Kalba Mangrove Reserve, as well as near the nature reserve Alqurm Protected Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al Gheil and Al Ghayl Fort.
Al Gheil
Nature reserve
Ghayl is the name of a suburb of Kalba in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, and home to Ghayl Fort and the Kalba Birds of Prey Centre. Al Gheil is situated 3 km southwest of Turtle pond.
Al Ghayl Fort
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ghayl Fort is located inland of the coastal city of Kalba in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Built in the late C19th, the current fort was constructed on top of the foundations of a C17th watchtower. Al Ghayl Fort is situated 4 km west of Turtle pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hafarah and Tarif Kalba.
Hafarah
Village
Ahfara is a settlement in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, about ten kilometres south of Fujairah International Airport. The Ahfara village was the subject of an arid land agricultural study in 2004 which mentioned livestock ranching in the area. Hafarah is situated 6 km northwest of Turtle pond.
Tarif Kalba
Village
Kalba is a city in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. It is an exclave of Sharjah lying on the Gulf of Oman coast north of Oman. Khor Kalba, an important nature reserve and mangrove swamp, is located south of the town by the Omani border. Tarif Kalba is situated 7 km northwest of Turtle pond.
Turtle pond
- Type: Pond
- Categories: body of water, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
25.0127° or 25° 0′ 46″ northLongitude
56.36175° or 56° 21′ 42″ eastOpen location code
7HQR2976+3MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1233977756OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
water=pond
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