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The project includes state-of-theart amenities including the city hill, beach area and hotel suites which include the hill, front, and health resort, gymnasium, and outdoor restaurants and cafes with beach views, as well as a Beach Club. The 106 hotel suites boast beach views and are located alongside the natural resources of the hill. The hotel will open in 2015.
Khorfakkan Corniche Development Al Sarkal said that the Authority is conducting studies to develop the Khorfakkan Corniche and to add new amenities such as family areas, youth areas, public utilities, changing rooms, showers, bathrooms, a children’s fun area, services area and a number of cafes and restaurants opposite the sea. Other areas will be designated for marine sports, walking, jogging and cycling.
Leisure project in the Central Region As part of the authority’s strategy of developing projects in all parts of the Emirate, Shurooq’s CEO announced that the authority intends to develop a new leisure project in Al Badayer in the Central Region and that the project’s preliminary studies have been completed. He clarified that the project will be developed in the Central Region’s desert, specifically in Al Badayer, which is considered one
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Popular tourist attractions like the desert safari and camel riding will take off at an accelerated rate, with the eco-toruism project in Sharjah
of the most important desert areas in the UAE and is well known for its sand dunes that attract a large number of residents and tourists who enjoy the natural beauty of the region. The project will be comprised of an integrated and self-sustained tourism complex that will include a number of restaurants and cafes, in addition to a tourist information centre, outdoor theatre, camel and horse riding areas, cycling areas, Bedouin style seating areas, walking, resting, and barbecue areas, as well as tourist reception stations. Shurooq was established in 2009 with the aim of achieving social, cultural, environmental and economic development on the basis of Sharjah’s distinct Arab and Islamic identity, and to encourage investment by adopting the best international standards in providing quality services that help attract investors from the region and the world. Shurooq’s key mission is to provide facilities and incentives
These projects aim to drive economic growth and attract investments to help create jobs and add economic value to the city
to help overcome obstacles facing investment activities in the emirate, evaluate tourism-related infrastructure projects, and lay down the necessary plans to complete such projects.