Kalba
City in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kalba (Arabic: كَلْبَاء, romanized: Kalbāʾ) is a city in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is an exclave of Sharjah lying on the Gulf of Oman coast north of Oman. Khor Kalba (Kalba Creek), an important nature reserve and mangrove swamp, is located south of the town by the Omani border.
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كَلْبَاء | |
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Coordinates: 25°04′27″N 56°21′19″E | |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Emirate | Sharjah |
Government | |
• Emir | Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 51,000[1] |
Time zone | UTC+4 (UAE standard time) |
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Kalba Mangrove reserve is open to the public and was developed as an eco-tourism resort by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq). A number of conservationists and ecologists have expressed concern regarding the project.[2]