Kalba

Kalba
كَلْبَاء
Kalba
Mangrove swamp in Kalba
Kalba is located in United Arab Emirates
Kalba
Kalba
Location of Kalba
Coordinates: 25°04′27″N 56°21′19″E / 25.07417°N 56.35528°E / 25.07417; 56.35528
Country United Arab Emirates
Emirate Sharjah
Government
 • EmirSultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi
Population
 (2022)
 • Total51,000[1]
Time zoneUTC+4 (UAE standard time)

Kalba (Arabic: كَلْبَاء, romanizedKalbāʾ) is a city in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is an exclave of Sharjah lying on the Gulf of Oman coast north of Oman. Khor Kalba (Kalba Creek), an important nature reserve and mangrove swamp, is located south of the town by the Omani border.

Kalba Mangrove reserve is open to the public and was developed as an eco-tourism resort by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq). A number of conservationists and ecologists have expressed concern regarding the project.[2]

  1. ^ "1.8 مليون نسمة عدد سكان إمارة الشارقة" (in Arabic). Argaam. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ Todorova, Vesela (20 May 2012). "Mangrove fears over Emirates eco-tourism project". The National. Retrieved 17 November 2014.