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1.MALLING/SHOPPING
MEGA MALL - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Opened on December 10, 2001 and located in the heart of Sharjah at Abu Shagara. It is considered to be one of the largest malls in the UAE at 800,000 sq. ft. with four floors. Managed and owned by the Citadel properties. Mega Mall offers over 150 good and fashion-based retail shops such as Zara, Mango, Paris Gallery, Nine West, Damas, Rivoli and Mega Mart. It also has 7 grand Mega Mall Cinemas, Family Entertainment Centre and over 15 outlets in the food court. Read more at www.sharjahmegamall.com.
AL TAAWUN MALL - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
The Al Taawun Mall is located midway between Sharjah and Dubai and overlooks the Al Khan lagoon. This modern and spherical shopping center was the first and biggest in Sharjah in terms of area, number of shops and recreation. It stands as a great fort rising 23.5 meters high. The "Kingdom of Foton World" can be found in the third floor which offers extraordinary fantasy for the whole family and education for the children. It houses several retail shops, boutiques, entertainment area and multi-cuisine food court.
SHARJAH CITY CENTRE - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Sharjah City Centre is located off Al Wahda St. and was opened in September 2001. It has more than 100 both international and local brands with a total area of 28,000 sq.m. This offers garments, perfumes, cosmetics and jewelry stores. Facilities includes entertainment complex called Magic Planet, 14 varieties of fast food shops and a huge parking lot that can accommodate 1,300 cars.
SAHARA CENTRE - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Sahara Centre is one of Landmarks of Sharjah and the UAE’s complete destination for family who wants to shop and be entertained. The Centre is situated on the Dubai-Sharjah highway very accessible for the residents from Deira, Dubai, Sharjah and the northern emirates. It was awarded by "Maxi award" for the best shopping mall opening on February 2002, with the longest ribbon wrapped around the building together with the sparking fireworks display. With the total gross leasable area of 500,000 square feet and has unique modern design with tent and wooden bean roof arrangement, circular glass opening and huge open vistas. It is also called themed mall because of interior that inspired by Dunes, Mirage, Palm and Wadi.
The Centre includes the largest(70,000 square feet) indoor family entertainment called Adventure land, wide range of retails shops such as Debenhams, Marks & Spencer, Toys 'R'US, The ONE, Spinney’s. It also has 6 grand cinema screens and multi-cuisine food court from Italian, Chinese, Iranian, and Indian to Arabic. For more info visit, www.saharacentre.com.
SAFEER MALL - Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
For the growing population of Sharjah, Safeer mall aims to draw traffic from the nearby residential. The Mall covers more than 1.2 million square feet of prime space. It is divided into 3 floors, ground floor for the hypermarket and electronics shops, first floor for kids, textiles, ladies fashion retail outlets, second floor for furniture and household products and third floor for the its largest food court and amusement area in the UAE. The Mall holds the UAE record for having the one of the largest hypermarket(180,000 SQFT), one of the largest amusement centre(150,000 SQFT), one of the largest furniture store(100,000 SQFT), more that 180 shops and 1000 car parks. Read more at www.safeermall.com.
2. DINING
Al- Shamil Restaurant
Al Shamil, one of the best Arabic restaurants in Sharjah. Here you can enjoy local, Middle Eastern and Arabic dishes. They offer the traditional Arabic food such as Shawarma, mixed grill, fish and other seafood delicacies for a very cheap price. You can find their branch at the Immigration road of the Sharjah.
Alboom Sharja Resturant
Alboom means Dhow, this is the name given by the gulf people to the ship carrying the commercial goods between the gulf and the other parts through the Indian Oceans up to the African coasts in the early years. To preserve the heritage this ship was converted to floating restaurant or dhow. It features two halls, one that is air-conditioned, eastern style that can handle 90 persons and the other with gulf atmosphere and can accommodate 100 persons. They are serving delicious seafood either from Mexican kitchen or Chinese kitchen, grilled dishes and variety of hot and cold appetizers. For more info visit www.sharjahdhowrestaurant.com.
Gazebo Restaurant
Taste the spicy and superb Indian cuisine, located at King Faisal Road. Gazebo serves a wide variety of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. With its stylish interior, dim light and soft music made up the perfect ambience for dining.
Peking Chinese Restaurant
One of the best and famous Chinese restaurant in Sharjah. Although it's a little crowded especially during weekend, you can't miss their array of Chinese food such as baked or steamed hammour, fried king prawns and Thai soup that are cooked in perfection.
Sealand Restaurant
Sealand restaurant is located at Rolla, Sharjah. It is known for its colorful interior and concealed lighting. They offer Chinese, Indian, Continental and seafood dishes. One of the specialties of the restaurant is the Termidor Lobster which is very popular among the guest.
3.WATER SPORTS
Sailing, windsurfing, jet-ski, scuba diving and fishing are some for the favorite water sports in Sharjah. That is why most of the hotels here such as Sharjah Rotana has an exclusive beach club where their guest can enjoy this kind of activities.
4.OUTDOOR SPORTS/INDOOR SPORTS
Some of the major sports activities among the residents and tourist in Sharjah include cricket, chess tournament, camel racing, canoeing, squash, ice-skating, tennis, shooting, football and archery. Some of the famous clubs that organizes this kind of sports are the following: Sharjah Wanderers Sports Club, Al Shaab Club and Sharjah Sports Club, Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium.
5.SPENDING TIME AT THE PARKS
Sharjah has a lot of beautiful landscaped parks that is being maintained by the municipality. This was allocated to give the residents and visitors a place for relaxation, picnics, sports activities such as cycling and others. Mostly, parks in Sharjah have free admission except Al Jazeera Park and Sharjah Desert Park. Below are some of the parks that you will definitely enjoy visiting especially during weekend.
a. Sharjah Desert Park
b. Al Jazeera Park
c. Sharjah National Park
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