Sharm

Sharm is a town in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Sharm is situated nearby to the village Nehay, as well as near the hamlet Haqil.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Al Badiyah Mosque.

Al Badiyah Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Al Bidya Mosque is a historical mosque in the village of Al Bidya Emirate of Fujairah, the U.A.E. At some 500 years old, it is the oldest mosque in the country, although ruins of a 1,000 year-old mosque have been found in Al Ain, in Abu Dhabi. Al Badiyah Mosque is situated 3½ km south of Sharm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sharm and Al Bidya.

Sharm

Town

Photo: IbrahimKumar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wadi Sharm is a valley or dry river with flow ephemeral or intermittent, flowing almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Fujairah.

Al Bidya

Town

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.

Al Bidya also Al-Badiyah or Al-Bidyah is a settlement in the Emirate of Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates. It is the site of a historical mosque of the same name, which is the oldest functional mosque in the country, dating back to the 15th century. Al Bidya is situated 3½ km south of Sharm.

Al Aqah

Town

Al Aqah is a coastal town located in the Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The area is located 50 km north of the city of Fujairah and directly overlooks the Gulf of Oman. Al Aqah is situated 4 km northeast of Sharm.

Sharm

Type: Town
Also known as: “Sharam” and “Sharm شرم”
Category: locality
Location: Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

25.46919° or 25° 28′ 9″ north

Longitude

56.34357° or 56° 20′ 37″ east

Open location code

7HQRF89V+MC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 872858698

OpenStreetMap feature

place=town

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Sharm” goes by many names.

Arabic: “شرم”
French: “Sharm”
German: “Sharm”
Spanish: “Sharm”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nehay and Haqil.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wadi Sharm Dam (Reservoir) and Jabal Badiyah.

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