Sharjah (emirate)
Sharjah (Arabic: إِمَارَة ٱلشَّارِقَة <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Imārat Aš-Šāriqah) is one of the seven emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
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إِمَارَة ٱلشَّارِقَة Imārat al-Shāriqah | |
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| Emirate of Sharjah | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sharjah in the UAE | |
| Coordinates: 25°21′27″N 55°23′27″E / 25.35750°N 55.39083°ECoordinates: 25°21′27″N 55°23′27″E / 25.35750°N 55.39083°E | |
| Country |  United Arab Emirates |
| Seat | Sharjah |
| Boroughs | 9 municipalities[1]
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| Government | |
| • Type | Absolute monarchy |
| • Ruler | Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,590 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 2,374,132 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
Rulers
Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, emir of Sharjah
List of the rulers ruled Emirate of Sharjah.
| Years of ruling | Birth | Death | Name | Notes |
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| 1747–1777 | Sheikh Rashid bin Matar Al Qasimi | |||
| 1777–1803 | Sheikh Saqr bin Rashid Al Qasimi | |||
| 1803–1866 | 1866 | Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi | First time | |
| 1866–1868 (14 April) | 1886 | Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi | ||
| 1868 (14 April) – 1883 (March) 1869–1883 jointly w/next leader |
1919 | Sheikh Salim bin Sultan Al Qasimi | ||
| 1883 (March) – 1914 | 1914 | Sheikh Saqr bin Khalid Al Qasimi | ||
| 1914 (13 April) – 1924 (21 November) | Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Qasimi | |||
| 1924 (21 November) – 1951 | 1951 | Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi II | ||
| 1951 (May) – 1965 (24 June) | 1925 | 1993 | Sheikh Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi | |
| 1965 (24 June) – 1972 (24 January) | 1931 | 1972 | Sheikh Khalid bin Muhammad Al Qasimi | |
| 1972 (25 January) – 1972 | 1925 | 1993 | Sheikh Saqr bin Sultan Al Qasimi | Acting |
| 1972–1987 (17 June) | 1939 | Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi | First time | |
| 1987 (17 June) – 1987 (23 June) | 1937 | 2004 | Sheikh `Abd al-`Aziz bin Muhammad Al Qasimi | |
| 1987 (23 June) – present | 1939 | Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi | Second time |
Sharjah (emirate) Media
Older residential area of Sharjah, displaying the local architecture
Khor Fakkan beach, with the Western Hajar Mountains in the background
The Emirates Eye, the ferris wheel at Al-Qasbah in Sharjah City
Dibba Al-Hisn beach in the gulf of Oman.
One Day International cricket match at Sharjah
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