Sharjah Ruler reveals plans to level Al Awain mountain peak in Khor Fakkan for homes

Sharjah's Ruler announced the completion of plans for the new administrative division of Khor Fakkan city on Tuesday, August 11, explaining that it will be revealed soon.

The Ruler revealed an ongoing research for a project to level the summit of Al-Awain Mountain and build a residential area, noting the need to name areas with names that symbolise good things.

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Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, made the announcements in a telephone interview via the 'Direct Line' programme.

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“Just as we planned the city of Kalba, we have also planned the city of Khorfakkan, but the plan has not yet been published. Khorfakkan is a city surrounded by mountains on all sides, from Al Hawami to the mountains and towards the sea, south and north, ending at Al Aqaba at the entrance to Al Luluyah. All these neighbourhoods are neighbourhoods of Khorfakkan, not suburbs of Khorfakkan.”

“We have a suburb called Al Subaihiya, which I gave this name because there was an old spot at this location called Al Subaihiya. However, part of Al Luluyah and part of Al Zubarah had overtaken it. We therefore wanted to give Al Subaihiya its due and made it a suburb encompassing Al Nakheel, Al Luluyah, Al Zubarah and Hasi. On the opposite side of Al Subaihiya is Al Haray, which is the spot where snakes are found. Here I ask: Can we agree to name a suburb ‘Snakes’?! Its residents would pass this name down to their children! We like to give every place a name that symbolises something good,” he said.

The Ruler further explained that on the opposite side of the Al-Subaihiya suburb is the Al-Harai suburb, where snakes are found. The leader pondered on the approval to keep a name that refers to snakes and how the residents of the area will pass it on to their children, stressing his keenness to give places names that symbolise something good.

“In this area, we have the large Al Aween Mountain, which extends from Victoria School to Al Ghazir. It also includes Al Ashqar neighbourhood. Al Ashqar is a mountain, and the Arabic meaning of the word Al Ashqar does not refer to the colour blonde; rather, it is the name of a type of mountain whose soil is characterised by a light-brown colour. The word Al Ashqar is an adjective describing mountains. God willing, this area will be reorganised, leaving only two suburbs in this area. There is no other space remaining in this spot, so we are now studying the possibility of going up into the mountains.”

"God willing, this area will be organised, and thus only two suburbs will remain in this area, and no other place will remain in this spot; therefore, we are now studying the issue of climbing the mountains."

The Ruler concluded by revealing a study to create a new residential area in the city of Khor Fakkan, saying: “Since the largest mountain in this area is Al Aween Mountain, which dominates all the surrounding areas, we are now studying the levelling of the summit of this mountain and the construction of a residential area on top of it, as this would provide a large area capable of accommodating a large number of people. Just as we published the administrative division of the city of Kalba, we will soon, God willing, also publish the administrative division of the city of Khorfakkan.”