Editing Emirate of Sharjah (section)

==Geography==
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[[File:Khorfakkan beach.jpg|thumb|right|[[Khor Fakkan]] beach, with the [[Western Hajar Mountains]] in the background]]

Sharjah is the third largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates, and is the only one to have land on both the [[Persian Gulf]] and the [[Gulf of Oman]]. The emirate covers {{convert|2,590|km2}} which is equivalent to 3.3 per cent of the UAE's total area, excluding the islands. It has a population of over 1,800,000 (2022).<ref name="abu" /> The city lies {{convert|170|km|mile|abbr=on}} away from the UAE capital city [[Abu Dhabi]].

The emirate of Sharjah comprises the city of [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]] (the seat of the emirate), and other minor towns and [[enclave]]s. The [[city]] of Sharjah, which overlooks the [[Persian Gulf]], has a population of 1,600,000 (2022 census). Sharjah City borders Dubai to the south and Ajman to the north, and the three form a [[Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area|conurbation]].<ref name="GulfNews2012">{{cite news |last=Al-Qassemi |first=Sultan Sooud |url=http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/infinite-possibilities-for-dubai-sharjah-ajman-conurbation-1.1037372 |title=Infinite possibilities for Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman conurbation |date=19 June 2012 |publisher=[[Gulf News]] |access-date=21 March 2019 |archive-date=22 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222002857/http://gulfnews.com/opinions/columnists/infinite-possibilities-for-dubai-sharjah-ajman-conurbation-1.1037372 |url-status=live }}</ref> Sharjah also owns three enclaves on the east coast, bordering the [[Gulf of Oman]]. These are [[Kalba]], [[Dibba Al-Hisn]], and [[Khor Fakkan]], which provide Sharjah with a major east coast port. In the Persian Gulf, the island of [[Sir Abu Nu’ayr]] belongs to Sharjah,<ref name="abu" /> and [[Abu Musa]] is claimed by UAE, but controlled by [[Iran]]. Sharjah has an [[exclave]] containing the village of [[Nahwa]], located inside the [[Omani]] [[enclave]] of [[Madha]] which borders [[Fujairah]] and Sharjah. The emirate also encompasses some important oasis areas, the most famous of which is the fertile Dhaid region, where a range of vegetables and fruits are cultivated.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sheikh Sultan inaugurates greenhouses project in Al Dhaid |url=https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2022/03/11/sheikh-sultan-inaugurates-greenhouses-project-in-al-dhaid |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=www.gulftoday.ae}}</ref>