Sharm: facts

At a glance

• Country: United Arab Emirates
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Coordinates: 25.4708° N, 56.3532° E
• Time zone: Asia/Dubai (UTC+04:00)
• Currency: Dirham (AED)
• Distance to the capital, Abu Dhabi: 227 km (141 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Fujairah International Airport (FJR): 40 km (25 mi), straight line
• Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RKT): 45 km (28 mi), straight line
• Khasab Airport (KHS, Oman): 79 km (49 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zikt: 5.5 km (3.4 mi)
• Zubarah: 7.4 km (4.6 mi)
• Lulayyah: 8.7 km (5.4 mi)
• Rul Dadna: 9.4 km (5.8 mi)
• Nedaifi: 12 km (8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Fujairah, 39 km (24 mi)