What is the population of Sharjah?

1,800,000 people, per GeoNames.

SHARJAH

Sharjah · UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (AE) · 25.33°N / 55.41°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 292,672

Sharjah is a city in United Arab Emirates with a population of 1,800,000. It sits at 25.33/55.41, runs on Asia/Dubai, is 1 km from Halwan.

Population 1,800,000

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Dubai

All facts

fields

Country: United Arab Emirates
Subdivision: Sharjah
Coords: 25.33°N / 55.41°E
UTC offset: +4
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NE Halwan Sharjah 19,389 1.6 km

SW Al Majaz Sharjah 116,503 2.7 km

SW Al Qusais 1 Dubai 48,378 7.4 km

S Al Qusais Second Dubai 12,851 7.4 km

N Ar Rumaylah Ajman 86,000 8.0 km

S AL Twar Second Dubai 5,068 8.5 km

SW Al Twar First Dubai 12,114 8.6 km

SW Al Waheda Dubai 21,608 8.8 km

S Al Twar 3 Dubai 11,185 9.3 km

SW Abū Hayl Dubai 18,043 9.8 km

Air access

nearby

DXB

Dubai International Airport

Large airport

10.2 km

SHJ

Sharjah International Airport

Large airport

10.6 km

NHD

Al Minhad Air Base

Medium airport

34.4 km

Universities

linked

American University of Sharjah

aus.edu

Skyline University College, Sharjah

skylineuniversity.com

University of Sharjah

sharjah.ac.ae

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Sharjah?: 1,800,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Sharjah in?: Asia/Dubai.
Which country is Sharjah in?: United Arab Emirates (AE).

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/292672

{
  "data": {
    "id": 292672,
    "name": "Sharjah",
    "ascii_name": "Sharjah",
    "country_code": "AE",
    "population": 1800000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Dubai",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 25.3342,
    "longitude": 55.41221
  }
}