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Fujairah East Coast
The UAE's only coast on the Gulf of Oman with rugged Hajar Mountains meeting the sea, offering diving, snorkeling, and the historic Al Bidya Mosque.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Fujairah
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates · Asia
About Fujairah
Fujairah is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Ţarīf Kalbā, 2km from Fujairah East Coast.
Fujairah is in United Arab Emirates, with about 120,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ţarīf Kalbā, about 5 km away.
Fujairah City (Arabic: الفجيرة) is the capital of the Emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. It is the seventh-largest city in UAE, located on the Gulf of Oman (part of the Indian Ocean). It is the only Emirati capital city on the UAE's east coast. The city of Fujairah is an industrial and commercial hubRead more
located on the west coast of the Indian Ocean that sits at the foothills of the Hajar Mountains.
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What is there to see near Fujairah?
Within an hour or so of Fujairah: Fujairah East Coast (2 km), Al Rafisah Dam (26 km), Khor Fakkan Amphitheatre & Waterfall (28 km), Hatta (42 km).
Are there any good drives near Fujairah?
The nearest famous roads are Jebel Jais Mountain Road, Jebel Jais Road and Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road.
Where is Fujairah?
Fujairah is in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, about 5 km from Ţarīf Kalbā.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 118,933
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Region
- Fujairah
- Timezone
- Asia/Dubai
- Coordinates
- 25.1164, 56.3414
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Worth the detour from Fujairah
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Al Rafisah Dam
A reservoir ringed by bare Hajar peaks on the road into Khor Fakkan, with kayaks for hire and a lakeside restaurant. A short walk upstream leads into Wadi Shees and its rock pools.
26 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
Khor Fakkan Amphitheatre & Waterfall
A Roman-styled amphitheatre on the Gulf of Oman shore, backed by a tiered man-made waterfall that cascades down the mountainside and is floodlit after dark. The mountain road in from Sharjah is the real draw.
28 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Hatta
A mountainous exclave of Dubai with a turquoise reservoir dam, heritage village, and Hajar Mountain hiking trails offering a desert escape.
42 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Mleiha Archaeological Centre
A desert site in Sharjah's interior with Bronze Age tombs, a Umm an-Nar circular grave and evidence of stone tools 125,000 years old, presented in a centre built into the dunes. Fossil Rock rises nearby.
49 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Fujairah
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 26 kmAl Rafisah DamA reservoir ringed by bare Hajar peaks on the road into Khor Fakkan, with kayaks for hire and a lakeside restaurant. A short walk upstream leads into Wadi Shees and its rock pools.
- 42 kmHattaA mountainous exclave of Dubai with a turquoise reservoir dam, heritage village, and Hajar Mountain hiking trails offering a desert escape.
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