Al Hamriyah | |
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Coordinates: 25°28′51″N 55°29′54″E / 25.48083°N 55.49833°E | |
Country | United Arab Emirates |
Emirate | Sharjah |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)Estimate | |
• Total | 19,000 |
Al Hamriyah is the name of a coastal settlement of Sharjah on the northern perimeter of the United Arab Emirates. It is one of nine municipalities of the emirate, and is wedged between the emirates of Ajman (south) and Umm Al Qawain (north). It is notable for its lagoon popular with pleasure boaters and jet skiers as well as local fishermen who moor here, as well as store and repaire both rope and wire mesh fishing nets.
The village is not to be confused with the Hamriyah Port and Free Zone, which lie immediately to the south of it.
It has traditionally been home to families belonging to the Darawishah section of the Al Bu Shamis Na'im,[1] linked through this relationship to the area of Sharjah bounding immediately to the south of Ajman, Al Heera. These would be associated with the modern Emirati family name Alshamsi.