Fujairah
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 hub located on the west coast of the Indian Ocean that sits at the foothills of the Hajar Mountains.
Fujairah
الفجيرة | |
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Clockwise from top: Date palms in Fujairah, Al Hajar Mountains, Sheikh Zayed Mosque - Fujairah, Fujairah Fort | |
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Fujairah Location of Fujairah City in the UAE Fujairah Fujairah (Persian Gulf) | |
| Coordinates: 25°07′20″N 56°20′04″E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Fujairah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Monarchy |
| • Emir | (Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 118,933 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | US$ 6.8 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | US$ 23,500 (2023) |
| Website | www |
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