Sharjah Things to Do

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Al Noor Mosque or Masjid Al-Noor is situated alongside the corniche of King Khaled Lake.
It is a copy of the "Blue Masjid" in Istanbul and Masjid Mohammad Ali Pasha, Salah Ad-Dine Al-Ayoubi Citadel in Cairo.

One exception: the "Blue Mosque" has 6 minarets, but the Mosques in Cairo and Sharjah have traditionally only 2 minarets each.
It has been constructed to commemorate Sheikh Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi - the Emir of Sharjah's eldest son. We have been told that he died of a heroin overdose in England.

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The city is also notable for its numerous elegant mosques. Sharjah Grand Mosque is among them. I admired its wonderful view from Radisson SAS when we were waiting for tourists lived there. It’s surrounded by the park at the coast of the Persian Gulf.

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King Faisal Mosque is the largest in the city with a capacity of about 17,000 worshippers. The mosque was opened in 1987. The building cost was paid by the inheritors of King Faisal Bin Abdel Aziz AI -Soud. That’s why the Mosque has his name.
It is located in the very centre of Sharjah at AI Soor area, bounded by the Islamic Souk, Khalid lake and AI Ithad Garden.

You can watch my 4 min 46 sec HD Video Sharjah evening walk part 3 out of my Youtube channel with Min Fine.

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It is a giant wheel, named Eye of the Emirates, (60 m) offers aerial view of Sharjah corniche, lagoons and landscape as well as the horizons of the neighbouring Dubai. Built in The Netherlands this giant wheel has 42 air-conditioned cabins that go 60 meters high over Sharjah. It is capable of carrying 336 passengers at a time.
Entrance fee is 20 AED ($6). Unfortunately I couldn’t find time to climb up Al Qusba by means of this wheel. May be next time…

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Qasba Channel is considered to be one of the important landmarks of Sharjah because its one kilometer stretch links Khalid Lagoon and the Al Khan Lagoon.
From Al Qasba there is a ferry that gives you a boat tour around Sharjah.

You can watch my 4 min 12 sec HD Video Sharjah daytime walk part 4 out of my Youtube channel with Khaled – Didi Didi.

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Al Qasba area with its Channel is known as ‘Sharjah’s Venice’ and the Islamic designed buildings on the channel banks includes educational and Islamic organizations as well as scientific and cultural institutes, semi governmental institutes, including the social society, and Arabic Language Protection Society. These buildings are characterized by classical Islamic architecture.

You can watch my 3 min 59 sec HD Video Sharjah Al Khan bay and Al Quasba evening walk part 1 out of my Youtube channel with Hussein El Masri – Allah, Alik, Allah
and my 3 min 38 sec HD Video Sharjah Al Quasba evening walk part 2 with Reviyat a Maerkidim Ensemble – Leorch Chiyoouer.

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The second lagoon – Al Khan is still under construction which comes to its end. I walked along its eastern side twice. The third lagoon – Al Mamzar is bordered with Dubai and is under construction which began not so far.
A walk around lagoons is very exciting because of magnificent views on skylines and waterfronts.

You can watch my 3 min 41 sec HD Video Sharjah daytime walk part 2 out of my Youtube channel with Tata Simonin – Desert Sun,
4 min 24 sec HD Video Sharjah daytime walk part 3 with Radar & Christophe Goze - Caravane.

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Sharjah city has three artificial lagoons, which make its landscape very picturesque. The first lagoon – Al Khalid is the most impressive because of its wonderful corniches with great skyscrapers and beautiful parks. Khalid Lagoon is of two square kilometers of water surface. Khalid Lagoon Corniche extends to about 5 kilometers and surrounded by a green landscape that embraces the lagoon from all sides, the surrounding walking track is used for walking and running sports.

The Corniche side has aluminum fencing and the pavement area is landscaped with grass and palm trees. The pedestrian footpaths have a number of benches. The area is a popular meeting place, and walking around one can enjoy the many unique features of the Khalid Lagoon Corniche such as:-

You can watch my 5 min 25 sec HD Video Sharjah daytime walk part 5 out of my Youtube channel with Dzihan & Kamien – Just You and I.