Mleiha Explained

Mleiha
Native Name:Arabic: ملَيْحَة
Other Name:Meleihah
Malaihah
Settlement Type:Town
Translit Lang1 Type:Arabic
Pushpin Map:UAE#Persian Gulf
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mleiha in the UAE
Coordinates:25.1231°N 55.8786°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Type2:Emirate
Subdivision Name2:Sharjah
Government Type:Absolute monarchy
Leader Title:Sheikh
Leader Name:Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi
Population Total:4,768
Population As Of:2015

Mleiha, also Mileiha or Malaihah (Arabic: ملَيْحَة), is a town in the Emirate of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a population of 4,768 (2015),[1] [2] located some 25km (16miles) south of the inland Sharjah town of Dhaid.[3] It is the location of archaeological remnants dating from the Neolithic to pre-Islamic Arabia and home to the Mleiha Archaeological Centre. Mleiha is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: . GDN Online . Sharjah population tops 1.405 million . . 2017-01-22 . 2019-03-02.
  2. News: . . More than 1.4 million people live in Sharjah . January 21, 2017 . . 28 June 2017 .
  3. Web site: UAE Interact, United Arab Emirates information, news, photographs, maps and webcams. UAEINTERACT. www.uaeinteract.com. 2016-04-03.
  4. Web site: Encounter the relics of pre-Islamic history in the desert.