Kalba
Kalba
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| Coordinates: 25°04′27″N 56°21′19″E / 25.07417°N 56.35528°E | |||
| Country | United Arab Emirates | ||
| Emirate | Al-Sharjah | ||
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| - Emir | Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi | ||
| Time zone | UAE standard time (UTC+4) | ||
Kalba (Arabic: كلباء) is a city in the United Arab Emirates. It is an enclave of the emirate of Sharjah, Kalba is north of Oman and south of the emirate of Fujairah. Khor Kalba (Kalba Creek), a mangrove swamp, is located further south of the town. The town was captured by the Portuguese Empire in the 16th century and was referred to as Chalba.
City access
Khor Kalba is accessible by three roads. The first merges after Wadi al-Haloo (وادي الحلو) tunnel with Maliha Road (شارع مليحة) which finally leads to the Sharjah-Kalba Road (90 km) from Sharjah International Airport. There is also the Fujairah-Kalba road (8 km). The Khor Kalba road extends until the border with Oman, and is one of the exit–entry points between UAE and Oman.
Demographics
The key tribe that live in Kalba is al-Zaabi.
Rulers
| Majid ibn Sultan al-Qasimi | 1871 to 1900 |
| Hamad ibn Majid al-Qasimi | 1900 to 1903 |
De facto independence of Kalba from Sharjah in 1903. Britain recognized Kalba on 1936-12-08.
| Said ibn Hamad al-Qasimi | 1903 to 1937-04-30 |
| Hamad ibn Said al-Qasimi | 1937-04-30 to 1951 |
| Saqr ibn Sultan al-Qasimi (Sharjah ruler from 1951 to 1965) | 1951 to 1952 |
Re-incorporated into Sharjah in 1952