The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority unveils plans for its latest project, Sir Bu Nuair Island.
The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority has unveiled plans for its latest project – Sir Bu Nuair Island.
The development will be the first integrated tourism project within the islands in the Emirate of Sharjah, and one of the most important marine-protected areas in the UAE.
HE Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, CEO of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), said the emirate was witnessing “impressive growth in its tourism sector”.
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“Shurooq seeks to continuously boost and support this growth through the development of exceptional facilities and high-quality services, so as to highlight Sharjah as a unique tourist destination for tourism investments in the region and the Middle East,” he added.
Shurooq announced the project will be developed at a cost of half a billion Emirati Dirhams by the year 2017 with the aim of boosting Sharjah’s travel and leisure sector with further tourist attractions, and forms part of Shurooq's strategy to develop eco-tourism projects around Sharjah.
The project will include a luxury five-star hotel & resort, hotel apartments and villas, a camping village, retail shops, a souk, dedicated family areas, an amphitheatre, a museum, a mosque, an education centre, a harbour and an airport.
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