Sharjah announces island tourism project

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”.

“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.