Fujairah Collage

Fujairah Collage
Some distinctive landmarks in Fujairah

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Fujairah Information


Following the recent post about the many questions people are asking about Fujairah, I am posting this basic Information list that I started long ago for my personal use.

This list is incomplete with lots of gaps.

I plan to update this and would welcome people suggesting items to be included and pointing out mistakes or links that don’t work.

General on Fujairah
A-Z of Fujairah HCT resource for newcomers

Basic Information on Fujairah
Wikipedia Article

Accommodation (see also hotels)
Backpackers Fujairah
Youth Hostel

Airport
Fujairah Aviation Academy
Fujairah International Airport

Archaeology and History
ADIAS Guide for Fujairah and Kalba (Sharjah)
An Archaeological and architectural evaluation of fort Wadi Safad
Fujairah Abounds with Historic Sites Gulf News 2002

Banks
National Bank of Fujairah

Beaches
Coastline often trashed
Don’t Sell Off the Beaches
Oil on the Beaches
The Treasure of the Fujairah Coastline
Warning about Swimming at Night

Boating

Customs
Fujairah Customs

Food
Al Zamam Restaurant
Coffee and Coffee Pot Round-About
Emirati Food
Mango Mania

Food Shopping
Food Shopping
Friday Market
Safeer Mall (Opening Soon)
Supermarkets and Hypermarkets
Two Dirham Shop

Hotels
Trip Advisor-Hotels
Al Diar Siji Hotel
Emirates Springs Hotel and Apartments
Hilton Fujairah Resort
Jal Hotel and article
Le Meridien Al Aqah Beach and article
Rotana Resort & Spa Al Aqah Beach and article on its offerings & Tariffs
New Hotel on Fujairah Beach (Coming)
Sandy Beach Motel
Shariah Compliant Hotels

Human Rights & Ethics
Amnesty International 2006 Report-UAE & Fujairah
Corruption and Transparency Record
Freedom of the Press
Journalism Ethics
Labour Exploitation
Refugee Support & Resettlement
Religious Freedom
Stoning and Lashing
Suffering Beneath the Skyscrapers

Basic Services
Car Cleaning
Hair Cuts: Going to the Salon or Saloon?
Hair Cutting Costs

Business, Commerce, Industry
Emirates/Fujairah Ceramics Factory
Fujairah Cement Industries
Fujairah Free Zone
Fujairah Rockwool Factory
Fujairah Oil Wikipedia Map
Fujairah Trade Centre
Vopak Horizon Fujairah Oil Terminal

Cinemas
Dana Cinemas
Hindi Movies House-No web site

Clubs Organizations
Indian Social Club
Toastmasters

Schools, Colleges & Universities
Primary
Fujairah Academy

Secondary
Our Own English High School

Tertiary
Ajman University
Higher Colleges of Technology HCT—Women’s & Men’s

Communications
Yellow Pages

Culture
Little Queuing in Fujairah

Demographics
Population Perplexities

Environment, Nature, Wildlife
Air Pollution
Bird Sighting Report
Cyclone Gonu (see articles on this site through June 2007)
Energy & Switching to Solar Power
The Falcon
Plastic & the Need for Green Bags
Plastic Pollution
Recycling Project Initiated by HCT
Wildlife Sanctuary Opening Soon

Fishing & Marine Life
Fishing in Fujairah Martin James
Fishing around Fujairah
Fujairah: Fishing Capital of the UAE
Report of Archaeological Diving Expedition 1994

Health
Bird Flu
Breast Cancer at a Crisis

Images and Photographic Galleries
Aidan O’Rourke Gallery
David Henderson Gallery
East Coast, UAE Photo Gallery Brian McMorrow
East Coast Photo Gallery Philipp Holzmann
Fujairah: Great City in the Making
Fujairah Tourism Bureau Image Gallery
Fujairah Travel Pictures
Sandy Beach Motel Gallery

Industry
Industrial Area (old); this is being transferred to the new Al Hayle area

Lighthouses, Navigational Points and Towers
Al Jaber Tower Fujairah’s tallest and this link
Etisalat Tower
Fujairah Tower

Living
Creativity & Creativity City
Gardening the Emirates
How Peaceful is it living in Fujairah and the UAE?
Quality of Living
Rising Cost of Living

Government
Federal
UAE Federal e-Government Portal
UAE News and Information

Local
Fujairah Municipality
Fujairah e-Government Portal, News, Weather, Prayer Times
Shaikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi—Ruler of Fujairah
Statistics

Hospitals
Fujairah Private Hospital Wikimap (being built)
UAE Hospitals Directory
UAE Interact Travel Tips, Health, Hospitals

Investment, Property
Fujairah Attracts Resort Developers Gulf News Aug 07

Internet
Google.ae

Maps
Fujairah Colleges Map PDF
Fujairah Emirate and City MapQuest zoomable
Fujairah City Map –Municipality
Fujairah City -UAE Interact
Fujairah Tourism Bureau Maps
Road Map especially to port
World 66 Google Earth of UAE
World 66 Google Earth of Fujairah
Wikimap starting at Indian Social Club with notes of places in Arabic and English
Wikimap starting at Port with notes
Wikimap Road to and Including Fujairah (Arabic mainly)

Media
Fujairah Media (including Creativity City)

Photos
[See Images and Photographic Galleries]

Publications, Books
Birds of the Middle East
Municipality Publications

Port
Fujairah’s Bunkering Port-‘Gateway to the Gulf’

Religions
Fujairah Prayer Times
Islamic Guidance Centre
Mosques Becoming Emiratized & Hi-Tech
Religion in the UAE
Religious Freedom

Shipping
Fujairah’s Floating Gas Station

Sports
Dive Centers Fujairah
Fujairah football Club
Fujairah Rugby Club

Tourist Attractions
General
Dubai City Guides-Fujairah
Environmental Agency Abu Dhabi-Fujairah
Fujairah Country FactFile Gulf News April 2006
Fujairah Fridays Khaleej Times 5 May 2006
Fujairah-Special Focus Gulf News
Fujairah Targets Tourism for Growth 25 October 2007
Fujairah Tourism Bureau
The Fujairah Factor-Gulf News
Sights and Service HCT
Wikitravel-Fujairah

Specific
Ain Al Madhab Gardens
Al Bidya Mosque (oldest mosque in the UAE)
Al Hayle Castle
Bithna Fort
Bull Butting Khaleej Times article 5 May 2006
Fujairah Fort
Heritage Village (includes the Fort)
Fujairah Museum
Fujairah Petroglyphs Archaelogical Sites
Fujairah Wadis
Masafi and Friday Market

Tourism (also see Video section)
Frankfort! Florence! Fujairah!
Fujairah Moving Towards Natural Tourism
Fujairah is Fun Gulf News October 20, 2007
Fujairah: Full of Eastern Promise-The Independent
Visitors Checklist for the Emirates
Tourists Heading to East Coast
Tourist Destinations in Fujairah and Lesser Known States

Videos
Fujairah Tourism Video on YouTube
Fujairah Beach-Faseel (not the best quality)
Road Trip to Fujairah
Dubai (Mall of the Emirates) plus road trip to Fujairah
Kalba Road and the Gillay Tunnel
Kids Fishing in Boat of Fujairah
Children Playing on Fujairah beach
Fujairah International Marine Club
Diving in Fujairah Waters

Trade and Business
Fujairah Freezone

Walking, Driving, Roads, Fuel
Cars Don’t Stop for Pedestrian Crossings in Fujairah
Record Number of Cars
Road Safety and High Accident Rate on Fujairah Roads
Stop Signs in Fujairah Mean Give Way
Petrol Costs
Car Cleaning Costs
New Highway to Fujairah
Driving the Emirates—New Book ‘On Road in UAE’
Tail Gating Mania

Weather
AME Info Temp, Pressure, Humidity, Visibility, wind etc.
BBC 5 Day Forecast plus info on sun, temps, wind, visibility, humidity, bar.pressure (these can be sent to you by RSS feed )
UAE Ministry of Commun. & Met Dept Basic info plus marine, tides, satellite imagery,
Weather Forecast plus temperatures, moon, barometer, humidity
Weather Stations Google Map & Temps
Weather Underground 5 day forecast, humidity, wind, moon

Youth Hostel



Dr Geoff Pound

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I can't thank you enough for all this information! My husband and I are considering moving to Fujairah this year, and it has been difficult to find any information. Thank you so much for all these resources, they have been extremely helpful!