harjah is the third consumption or sale of alcohol is
largest emirate (sovereign banned.
state) of the United Arab
Some emirates of the UAE have
Emirates (the UAE), and the only only recently started to allow
emirate to have coastline on both foreign freehold ownership of
the east and west coasts of the property, before 2002 the only
UAE thanks to its enclaves which option available to foreign
border the Gulf of Oman. The nationals was 99-year leasehold
majority of the emirates of the agreements. Sharjah has not
United Arab Emirates are all passed any laws regarding
surprisingly small with Sharjah freehold ownership by foreigners
having an area of just 2600 and the 99 year lease system is
square kilometres, comprising 16 still the only option available
kilometres of shoreline along the to non UAE or GCC (Gulf
Persian Gulf and extending 80 Cooperation Council) citizens who
kilometres into the interior of wish to purchase property in
the country. The emirate of Dubai Sharjah.
and the emirate of Ajman both
Sharjah has commenced
border Sharjah, and with the development of the Nujoom Islands
recent growth of these three which is to be the biggest
emirates the urban areas have tourism, residential and
expanded to all but meet at the commercial project in Sharjah.
borders. The Nujoom Islands project will
Sharjah maintains strict decency consist of 10 manmade islands,
laws under which unmarried men and three areas of mainland; the
and women are not allowed to mix, development will increase the
and enforces a conservative dress coastline of Sharjah by 30
code for men and women. Sharjah kilometres. The development is
is also the only emirate in the situated near the town of Hamriya
UAE in which the possession, 15 kilometres from Sharjah city.
Sharjah also being the name of and 1,400 villas set in either
the major city in the emirate of park side or waterside locations.
Sharjah. The Completion date for the
The project will be Nujoom Islands is 2010.
aesthetically pleasing with a
Developers have also built and
ratio of 40% development and 60% are constructing several towers
landscaped roads, gardens, parks, in Sharjah City including the
and beaches. The ten islands will ABBCO tower, Sharjah Gate, and
be connected to both the mainland two towers being developed by
and each other by a series of Tiger Real Estate, the Al Sandos
bridges, and will be separated by tower and the Al Taawun Tower.
a series of water channels. The The Tiger Real Estate Towers are
Nujoom Islands project will house being sold on a 99 year leasehold
over 40,000 residents and will basis with an option to transfer
provide many services and to freehold ownership when, or
amenities such as schools, banks, if, the law permits.
mosques, restaurants and clubs.
The development will also have
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