The Emirate of Sharjah is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, which covers 2,590 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi) and has a population of over 1,400,000 (2015). It comprises the capital city of Sharjah, after which it is named, and other minor towns and exclaves such as Kalba', Al Dhaid, Dibba Al-Hisn and Khor Fakkan.
Gulf Air is the state-owned airline and the flag carrier of Bahrain, which was founded in 1950 by British Pilot Freddie Bosworth as Gulf Aviation. Headquartered in Muharraq, the airline operates scheduled flights to 55 destinations in 28 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America and the Oceania. The airline's main hub is the Bahrain International Airport.
Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The city of Ras Al Khaimah, abbreviated to RAK or RAK City, is the capital of the emirate and home to most of the emirate's residents. It is linked to the Islamic trading port of Julfar. Its name in English means "headland of the tent". The emirate borders Oman's exclave of Musandam, and occupies part of the same peninsula. It covers an area of 2,486 km2 (960 sq mi) and has 64 km (40 mi) of beach coastline. As of 2015, the emirate had a population of about 345,000.
The Omani territory of Madha or Wādī Madḥāʾ is an exclave of the Musandam Governorate, enclaved by the United Arab Emirates (UAE); inside it, there is a second-order enclave: Nahwa, which is part of the UAE Emirate of Sharjah. Madha is located halfway between the Musandam Peninsula and the rest of Oman.
Dibbā is a coastal area at the northern tip of the eastern Arabian peninsula on the Gulf of Oman.
The Musandam Governorate is a governorate of Oman. With the exception of the exclave of Madha, it is located on the Musandam Peninsula, which juts into the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow entry into the Persian Gulf, from the Arabian Peninsula. The Governorate is also an exclave, separated from the rest of Oman by the United Arab Emirates. Its location gives Oman partial control, shared with Iran, of the strategic strait. In the northern section of Musandam, around Kumzar, the language is Kumzari, which is a southwestern Iranian language closely related to Larestani and Luri. The Musandam Peninsula has an area of 1,800 km2 (690 sq mi) and a population of 31,425 people.
Dibba Al-Hisn is a pene-exclave of the emirate of Al-Sharjah, one of the seven United Arab Emirates. It is bordered by the Gulf of Oman from the East, Dibba Al-Baya from the North, and Dibba Al-Fujairah from the South. It is also geographically part of the Dibba region. It is the smallest in size among the Dibbas. It is mostly known for its fish market and the ancient fortress from which it got its name. Also, it is known for its high density of population relative to the other Dibbas.
Dibbā Al-Bayʿah is geographically part of the Dibba region that faces the Arabian Sea, and is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the south. It is a Wilayat in the Muhafazah of Musandam, Sultanate of Oman, on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula.
Ras al Hadd Airport is a new airport in Ash Sharqiyah Region of Oman, about 30 km south of the town of Ras al Hadd. Construction began in 2011, and was completed December, 2018.
Sohar International Airport, is an international airport situated in the wilayat of Sohar in Al Batinah Region of Oman. Sohar is a coastal city on the Gulf of Oman.
Buraimi Airport is an airport serving the town of Al-Buraimi in Oman.
Fahud is an airport serving the town and petroleum facility of Fahud in Oman. The airport is in the desert 3 kilometres (2 mi) northwest of the town.
Ibra is an airport serving Ibra, a town in the Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate of Oman.
Rustaq Airport is an airport serving the city of Rustaq in Oman. Also known as a staging post for RAF planes into Afghanistan and also other military Strategic points. Rustaq is a port city on the Gulf of Oman, and the airport is 20 kilometres (12 mi) inland from the coast.
Saiq Airport is an airport serving the city of Saiq in Oman. The airport is on a mesa 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the city.
Sur Airport is an airport serving the Gulf of Oman port of Sur in Oman. The airport is 6 kilometres (4 mi) inland from the ocean.
Yibal Airport is an airport serving the town of Yibal in the Ad Dhahirah Governorate of Oman.
Tawam, also Tuwwam, Tu'am, or Al-Buraimi Oasis, is a historical oasis region in Eastern Arabia that stretched from, or was located between, the Western Hajar Mountains to the Persian Gulf coast, nowadays forming parts of what is now the United Arab Emirates and western Oman. It is marked by the twin settlements of Al Ain and Al-Buraimi on the UAE-Omani border.
The Oman–United Arab Emirates border consists of three non-contiguous sections totalling 609 km in length.
