Sharjah (ceety)
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Sharjah (Arabic: الشارقة) (ash-shāriqah; pronoonced /ˈʃɑrdʒə/ in Inglis) is the third lairgest an maist populous ceety in the Unitit Arab Emirates. It is locatit alang the soothren coast o the Persie Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.
Sharjah ٱلشَّارقَة | ||||||
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Sharjah | ||||||
Sungates frae tap: Al Khan Lagoon, Heritage Destrict, Al-Noor Mosque, Blue Souk, Al-Qasba Canaul | ||||||
Coordinates: 25°21′27″N 55°23′27″E | ||||||
Kintra | Unitit Arab Emirates | |||||
Emirate | Emirate o Sharjah | |||||
Govrenment | ||||||
• Teep | Absolute monarchy | |||||
• Sheikh | Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi | |||||
Area | ||||||
• Metro | 235.5 km2 (90.9 sq mi) | |||||
Population (2015) | ||||||
• Metropolis | 1,400,000 |
Sharjah is the seat o govrenment o the emirate o Sharjah. Sharjah shares legal, poleetical, militar an economic functions wi the ither emirates athin a federal framewirk, awtho each emirate haes jurisdiction ower some functions sic as civic law enforcement an provision an upkeep o local facilities. Sharjah haes been ruled bi the Al Qasimi dynasty syne 1972[1].
The ceety is a centre for cultur an industry, an alane contributes tae 7.4% o the GDP o the Unitit Arab Emirates.[2] The ceety covers an approximate aurie o 235 km² an haes a population o ower 800,000 (2008).