Kalba is a city in the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

. It is an enclave of the emirate

Emirate

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 of Sharjah, Kalba is north of Oman

Oman

Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...

 and south of the emirate of Fujairah

Fujairah

Fujairah is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, and the only one on the Gulf of Oman in the country's east instead of Persian Gulf .-History:...

. Khor Kalba (Kalba Creek), a mangrove

Mangrove

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 swamp, is located further south of the town. The town was captured by the Portuguese Empire

Portuguese Empire

The Portuguese Empire , also known as the Portuguese Overseas Empire or the Portuguese Colonial Empire , was the first global empire in history...

 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

Sharjah International Airport

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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.

Rulers

Majid ibn Sultan al-Qasimi Al Qasimi Al Qasimi is a deeply-rooted Adnani Arabian tribe known for its rich history, bravery and conquests. The Al Qasimi dynasty are from the Ashraaf; they trace their ancesty from Imam Ali. Today, two branches of the Al Qasimi tribe rule the Emirates of Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab...	1871 to 1900
Hamad ibn Majid al-Qasimi	1900 to 1903

De facto independence of Kalba from Sharjah in 1903. Britain

United Kingdom

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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