Sharjah is a United Arab Emirates city<\/strong> on the Persian (Arabian) Gulf<\/strong>. Traditionally more conservative than its southern neighbor, Dubai, Sharjah is widely considered the nation\u2019s cultural capital<\/strong>. Its Heritage Area is on the creek that the city first developed around, with restored homes and museums devoted to Emirati customs<\/strong>. It’s also home to Sharjah Fort<\/strong>, a 19th-century royal residence<\/strong> turned local history museum<\/strong>. <\/p>\n 1) Sharjah Cricket Stadium<\/strong> The Emirate of Sharjah<\/strong> is one of the states of the United Arab Emirates<\/strong>. The emirate covers 2,590 square kilometers (1,000 sq mi) and has a population of over 800,000<\/strong> (2008). The emirate of Sharjah<\/strong> comprises the capital city of Sharjah<\/strong>, after which it is named, and other minor towns and exclaves such as Kalba, Dibba Al-Hisn and Khor Fakkan. Sharjah, where Islamic history<\/strong> has strong roots, a city-state that offers unique architectural wonders to the world<\/strong>, where culture and knowledge are close to people\u2019s heart<\/strong>, won the title of the Islamic Culture Capital<\/strong> for 2014 at the Organisation of Islamic Countries Conference<\/strong> in Baku, <\/em>capital of Azerbaijan<\/strong>. <\/p>\n The prestigious title of the Islamic Culture Capital<\/strong> for 2014 is a recognition of the emirates powerful influence<\/strong> among intellectuals and provides a boost to Sharjah\u2019s continuous support for cultural development in line with the vision of Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi<\/strong>, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Sharjah boasts of a long and rich tradition of hosting the most important Islamic art and culture events in the world<\/strong>. As a leader that upholds Islamic identity through cultural and art forms<\/strong>, the emirate plays a key role both locally and internationally, ensuring the perpetuation of Islamic expressions<\/strong> through its various forms of brilliance. <\/p>\n Sharjah<\/strong> is a gateway to Islamic heritage<\/strong>, a treasure house of learning, art, and craftsmanship. Discover the magnificent facets of Arabic lifestyle<\/strong> and Islamic art through Sharjah\u2019s museums<\/strong>, traditional souqs, heritage sites, and mosques<\/strong>…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome To Sharjah – Places to Visit in Sharjah Sharjah is a [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1588,1772,1587,1357],"tags":[2121,2123,2124,2125,2122,2126,2127,2128],"class_list":["post-173594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destination-info-en-ca","category-middle-east-africa-en-ca","category-news-en-ca","category-u-a-eunited-arab-emirates-en-ca","tag-abu-dhabi-en-ca","tag-culture-of-sharjah-en-ca","tag-history-of-sharjah-en-ca","tag-places-to-visit-in-sharjah-en-ca","tag-popular-destinations-at-almaty-en-ca","tag-sharjah-en-ca","tag-spectacular-shajah-en-ca","tag-the-emirate-of-sharjah-en-ca"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Places to Visit in Sharjah<\/h3>\n
\n 2) Adventureland<\/strong>
\n 3) Sharjah Maritime Museum<\/strong>
\n 4) Sharjah Archeology Museum<\/strong>
\n 5) Sharjah Heritage Area<\/strong>
\n 6) Sharjah Science Museum<\/strong>
\n 7) Kalba<\/strong>
\n 8) Al Quasba<\/strong>
\n 9) Khor Fakkan<\/strong>
\n 10) Souks<\/strong><\/p>\nHistory Of Sharjah<\/h3>\n
\nThe emirate is a constitutional monarchy<\/strong>. It has been ruled by Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi since 1972<\/strong>. <\/p>\nCulture Of Sharjah<\/h3>\n