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]