Where is Sharm, Fujairah located?

Sharm is located in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, at approximate coordinates 25.4708°, 56.3489°.

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Sharm

Coordinates25.47°, 56.35°

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Overview

Wadi Sharm is a valley or dry river with flow ephemeral or intermittent, flowing almost exclusively during the rainy season, located in the northeast of the United Arab Emirates, in the Emirate of Fujairah.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

25.4708

Longitude

56.3489

Water area

—

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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

26,077

Distinct species (top 10)

Most-observed species

Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
1,056
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
1,041
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
916
White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis (Gould, 1836) · Aves
821
Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
749
Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
744
Hume's Wheatear
Oenanthe albonigra (Hume, 1872) · Aves
614
House Crow
Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
586

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

Largest magnitude

Largest event

2009-05-07

Most recent

M 4.3 — 2025-11-04
9 km SW of Dibba Al-Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
M 4.3 — 2022-07-01
25 km SSE of Khasab, Oman
M 4 — 2020-07-25
28 km NE of Dib Dibba, Oman
M 4.5 — 2012-10-21
11 km WSW of Reef Al Fujairah City, United Arab Emirates
M 3.8 — 2009-06-08
23 km NE of Dibba Al-Hisn, United Arab Emirates
M 4.4 — 2009-05-10
69 km E of Murba?, United Arab Emirates

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

Nearby places in Fujairah

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

5.61

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

2,046

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

Avg daily Wikipedia views

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image