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Kalbā

Kalba is a city in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Kalbā
Kalbā · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Kalba is a city in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is an exclave of Sharjah lying on the Gulf of Oman coast north of Oman. Khor Kalba, an important nature reserve and mangrove swamp, is located south of the town by the Omani border.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Kalbā

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Fujairah Club Stadium

    Fujairah Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Fujairah SC. The stadium holds 10,645 people.

    6.3 km · Stadium in the United Arab Emirates · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Fujairah

    The Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Fujairah, is the main mosque in the Emirate of Fujairah, and the second largest in the U.A.E. after the mosque with the same name in Abu Dhabi.

    6.4 km · Mosque in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Fujairah Fort

    Fujairah Fort is a fort in the city of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Dating back to the 16th century, it is among the oldest as well as the largest castles in the country.

    7.4 km · 16th century fort in the UAE · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Fujairah Museum

    Fujairah Museum is an archaeology and local history museum located in Fujairah City, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

    6.8 km · Archaeological and historical museum in Fujairah City, United Arab Emirates · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Kalba Stadium

    Ittihad Kalba Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kalba, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, with a capacity of 7,701.

    1.8 km · stadium located in Kalba, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Ghayl Fort

    Ghayl Fort is located inland of the coastal city of Kalba in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Built in the late C19th, the current fort was constructed on top of the foundations of a C17th watchtower.

    8.5 km · fort/castle in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Kalba Fort

    Kalba Fort is an 18th century fort located inland of the coastal city of Kalba on the eastern seaboard of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It was restored as a museum and visitor attraction in April 2021.

    6.7 km · castle in the United Arab Emirates · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Fujairah University

    The University of Fujairah is a higher education institution in Fujairah City, capital city of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. It was originally founded as Fujairah College in 2006.

    5.7 km · University in Fujairah City, United Arab Emirates · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Fujairah Beach

    Fujairah Beach is on the Gulf of Oman, located on the northern part of Fujairah City, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. At the southern end is the Hilton Fujairah hotel and beyond that the Fujairah International Marine Club with a marina.

    7.5 km · beach in Fujairah City, United Arab Emirates · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Al Hefaiyah Conservation Centre

    Al Hefaiyah Mountain Conservation Centre is a wildlife reserve and visitor centre located west of the coastal town of Kalba in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    9.5 km · zoo in Emirate of Sharjah, the UAE · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Kalbā

Airports
Fujairah (FJR), 5 km · Ras Al Khaimah (RKT), 73 km · Suhar (OHS), 81 km
Stations
Fujairah International Airport, 5.3 km
  • Ras Al Khaimah → Kalbā
    92 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · AED24–34
  • Sharjah → Kalbā
    100 km · quickest by road, 2h 1m · AED23–32
  • Dubai → Kalbā
    105 km · quickest by road, 2h 19m · AED26–36
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Kalbā

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kalbā. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Panjakent and the Fann MountainsTJ

    11 ways of moving, 16 sources

    1,917 km
  2. 02
    Yeghegnadzor and the Vayots Dzor valleyAM

    9 ways of moving, 32 sources

    1,930 km
  3. 03
    Sheki (Şəki)AZ

    10 ways of moving, 46 sources

    1,984 km
  4. 04
    KhujandTJ

    9 ways of moving, 27 sources

    2,092 km
  5. 05
    GyumriAM

    12 ways of moving, 47 sources

    2,096 km

If you know how people move in Kalbā – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

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