Mosque · Buhaira Corniche, Khalid Lagoon, Sharjah, Emirate of Sharjah
Al Noor Mosque (Sharjah)
مسجد النور · جامع النور
Al Noor Mosque is a mosque in the Ottoman style on Khalid Lagoon along the Buhaira Corniche in Sharjah, which Visit Sharjah says is open to non-Muslims for guided tours.
Why go
This record is Al Noor Mosque on Khalid Lagoon, a place of worship across the water from Al Noor Island. Visit Sharjah, the emirate's tourism authority, describes cascading domes and two minarets in the Ottoman style and says the mosque is open to non-Muslims for guided tours in which guides talk about Islamic culture, Emirati heritage and the building. The same page says Emirati traditional dress is offered to visitors in the entrance area. Tour times and any booking rule were not read from the visitor programme's own site, so check before you go.
Near Al Noor Mosque (Sharjah)
Park
Al Noor Island
Al Noor Island is a landscaped island garden in Khalid Lagoon, Sharjah, next to Al Noor Mosque, developed by Shurooq with a butterfly house, art sculptures and a children's playground.
0 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Museum
Sharjah Heritage Museum
The Sharjah Heritage Museum is a Sharjah Museums Authority museum of Emirati customs and traditions in the Heart of Sharjah; the authority's page says it is closed until further notice.
3 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Museum
Bait Al Naboodah
Bait Al Naboodah is a pearl merchant's house built in 1845 in the Heart of Sharjah, restored and open as a museum of the Sharjah Museums Authority.
3 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ
Fortress
Sharjah Fort (Al Hisn)
Sharjah Fort (Al Hisn) is a fort built in 1823 in the Heart of Sharjah that served as the seat of government and home of the ruling Al Qasimi family, now a museum of the Sharjah Museums Authority.
3 km · straight-line distance; driving distance and time differ