Mleiha
Mleiha, also Mileiha or Malaihah (Arabic: ملَيْحَة), is a town in the Emirate of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a population of 4,768 (2015),[1][2] located some 2 km (1.2 mi) south of the inland Sharjah town of Dhaid.[3] It is the location of archaeological remnants dating from the Neolithic to pre-Islamic Arabia and home to the Mleiha Archaeological Centre. Mleiha is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]
Mleiha
Meleihah Malaihah ملَيْحَة | |
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Mleiha Municipality is in the eastern part of Sharjah's Central Region | |
Mleiha Meleihah Malaihah Location of Mleiha in the UAE Mleiha Meleihah Malaihah Mleiha Meleihah Malaihah (Middle East) Mleiha Meleihah Malaihah Mleiha Meleihah Malaihah (Asia) | |
Coordinates: | |
Country | UAE |
Emirate | Sharjah |
Government | |
• Type | Absolute monarchy |
• Sheikh | Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi |
Population | |
• Total | 4,768[1][2] |
References
- "Sharjah population tops 1.405 million". WAM. Sharjah: GDN Online. 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- "More than 1.4 million people live in Sharjah". WAM. January 21, 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017 – via The National.
- UAEINTERACT. "UAE Interact, United Arab Emirates information, news, photographs, maps and webcams". www.uaeinteract.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- "Encounter the relics of pre-Islamic history in the desert".
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