An archaeological museum, a garden and a walkway adorn Kalba

Sharjah (Al-Ittihad)

His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, unveiled a package of new projects to beautify the city of Kalba, including a park surrounding the flood-ravaged Khor Kalba Fort. , which includes all types of heritage, including customs, traditions and songs, and the “Kalba Gate” project, a passage connecting the Hanging Gardens to Al Hafiya Lake, Kalbara’s environmental, archaeological and heritage tourism program based on elements found in the city.
His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, in a telephone interview on the “Direct Line” program broadcast by Sharjah Radio and Television, told the story of Khor Kalba Castle and the empty land adjacent to it, saying: “Leave looking from one side… North of the mosque in the Khor Kalba neighborhood near the fishermen’s wharf, we find an empty lot and next to it is the Khor Kalba castle. What is the story of this land and this castle Now, we go north from the mosque, about 250 meters we find the entrance to the stream, and this is an ancient castle. entered the creek and headed towards the castle, which was demolished by the flood and only the foundations remained between the Sharjah Antiquities Authority and the Sharjah Heritage Institute, each of which confirmed that it belonged to this castle. I personally followed up on the complaint, and we brought in experts from Portugal who are experts in this matter, so they told us this story that I just told, and they explained to us that the flood destroyed the castle. we have made stones and built a new castle, and now we will plant a garden in that area, and we will leave traces of the old castle there.’
New museum
His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi said: “We will beautify the city of Kalba, God willing, as it is now visited by people from inside and outside the UAE for tourism, and it is a program of environmental, archeological and heritage tourism. It has been developed for this, because its tourism program has been developed based on the elements there, for example next to the existing castle there is a strange museum, a big “mule” – which is a big ship – and its sails are the lobby inside the museum, and inside it is “Yazra”, the deep It is an ancient means of bringing water from small wells, and it is a structure made of palm trunks. There are four pillars above the well, and large pulleys are hanging on it, and a rope is thrown over it, tied to a huge bucket made of leather “zume” and “arlea”. The place is air-conditioned and includes all kinds of heritage that we want to preserve, customs, traditions, songs, etc. The museum also includes restaurants for visitors and this is the city of Kalba, God willing.
“Bald Gate”
His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah concluded by announcing the “Kalba Gate” project: “Now we are finishing the Kalba Gate project, a very important project Hanging Gardens is a walkway connecting Al Hafiya The lake is surrounded by railings, it is a barrier to protect people from falling People Hanging Gardens , you can see a full view of the lake and the city of Kalba under the bridge, and there are also places to take pictures.
50% discount for new students of Dhaid University
His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, instructed the Sharjah Human Resources Department to treat Sharjah Government employees as citizens who are the children of female citizens of the emirate, and make them citizens. equal in government cadres, regardless of whether the mother was born before or after she became an Emirati.
His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, also approved a 50% discount for new students applying to register at Dhaiden University who do not meet the scholarship requirements. because of the first year of university. His Highness’ directive and approval was announced on the “Direct Line” program broadcast on Sharjah Radio and Television. His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, also directed the Sharjah Roads and Transport Authority to add 5 meters to the space in front of the houses located in front of Khor Fakkan Hospital.
The directive of His Royal Highness of Sharjah was announced by Engineer Yousef Khamis Al Othmani, Chairman of the Sharjah Road and Transport Authority, during an intervention on the “Direct Line” program broadcast on Sharjah Radio and Television.
He explained that the government will bear the costs of the services in conflict with this increase, adding that the Authority will begin coordination with all government departments to remove any land obstacles and start implementing the increase ordered by the Sharjah Authority.