Sharjah (English spelling)

Japanese: シャルジャ(英語表記)Sharjah
Sharjah (English spelling)
In Arabic, it is called ash-Shāriqah (East). It is one of the emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. Although the inland border is unclear, it stretches from the Persian Gulf to the central inland part of the Oman Peninsula, and has three exclaves on the Gulf coast. Its capital is Sharjah on the Persian Gulf coast, with a population of about 20,000. The emir is the Qawasim family, once famous as leaders of Gulf pirates. Sharjah is an important commercial port, a military base, and the home of the British Parliamentary Secretary. Development is concentrated in the capital, Sharjah, and ports, airports, buildings, roads, etc. are being modernized. In 1972, oil was discovered near the offshore island of Abumousa, and development is progressing. Area: 2,600 km2 . Population: 314,000 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:
アラビア語ではシャーリカ ash-Shāriqah (東方の意) 。アラブ首長国連邦を構成する首長国の一つ。内陸の国境ははっきりしないが,ペルシア湾岸からオマーン半島中央内陸部にかけて広がり,オマーン湾岸に3ヵ所の飛び地がある。首都はペルシア湾岸のシャルジャで,人口約2万。首長はカワーシム家で,かつては湾岸海賊の指導者として有名であった。シャルジャ市は重要な商業港であり,また軍事基地としてイギリス政務官の駐在地でもあった。開発は首都シャルジャに集中し,港湾,空港,建造物,道路などの近代化が進んでいる。 1972年,沖合いのアブームーサ島付近で石油が発見され,開発が進んでいる。面積 2600km2。人口 31万 4000 (1991推計) 。

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