Sharjah is the third largest emirate (sovereign state) of the United Arab Emirates (the UAE), and the only emirate to have coastline on both the east and west coasts of UAE thanks to its enclaves which border the Gulf of Oman. The majority of the emirates of the UAE are all surprisingly small with Sharjah having an area of just 2600 square kilometres, comprising 16 kilometres of shoreline along the Persian Gulf and extending 80 kilometres into the interior of the country. The emirates of Dubai…See More