Sharjah, United Arab Emirates · Asia
Khawr Fakkān is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Madḩā’ al Jadīdah, 4km from Khor Fakkan Amphitheatre & Waterfall.
Khawr Fakkān is in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, with about 41,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Madḩā’ al Jadīdah, about 5 km away.
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Within an hour or so of Khawr Fakkān: Khor Fakkan Amphitheatre & Waterfall (4 km), Al Rafisah Dam (5 km), Fujairah East Coast (23 km), Mleiha Archaeological Centre (54 km).
The nearest famous roads are Jebel Jais Mountain Road and Jebel Jais Road.
Khawr Fakkān is in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, about 5 km from Madḩā’ al Jadīdah.
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A Roman-styled amphitheatre on the Gulf of Oman shore, backed by a tiered man-made waterfall that cascades down the mountainside and is floodlit after dark. The mountain road in from Sharjah is the real draw.
4 km · about 10 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A reservoir ringed by bare Hajar peaks on the road into Khor Fakkan, with kayaks for hire and a lakeside restaurant. A short walk upstream leads into Wadi Shees and its rock pools.
5 km · about 10 min drive
beach
The UAE's only coast on the Gulf of Oman with rugged Hajar Mountains meeting the sea, offering diving, snorkeling, and the historic Al Bidya Mosque.
23 km · about 25 min drive
museum
A desert site in Sharjah's interior with Bronze Age tombs, a Umm an-Nar circular grave and evidence of stone tools 125,000 years old, presented in a centre built into the dunes. Fossil Rock rises nearby.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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![Portuguese Fortress of Khor Fakkan ( Corfacão) .
Livro das plantas de todas as fortalezas, cidades e povoaçoens do Estado da India Oriental / António Bocarro [1635].](https://prod-images.planyourroadtrips.com/img/city-images/khawr-fakkan-ae-253313-563420/0-Corfac_o.jpg?w=1080&q=80&f=webp)
