The city of culture and knowledge

Besides its deep harbour, Sharjah is home to a long and beautiful shoreline. Described as the cultural capital of the UAE, Sharjah showcases cultural traditions going back to the days of the desert tribes, and the influence brought upon them by migration. While the Blue Souq offers incredible bargains, the many Museums of Sharjah offer something even more valuable. In Sharjah, a museum is a reservoir of man's past inherited experience to nurture the ambitions of the present and next generation. A visit to Sharjah heritage area; archaeology museum; natural history museum; Arabian wildlife centre; science museum; discovery centre; Islamic museum; Al Mahatah museum; police museum; planetarium; traditional jewellery museum; popular medicine museum; philatelic museum; maritime museum; numismatics museum; restoration museum and Eslah museum are recommended.

Sharjah is also the capital of Cricket in the U.A.E. It is now famous in the sub-continent and throughout the cricketing world as a major venue for One Day Internationals.