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Layyah, Sharjah

Coordinates: 25°21′3″N 55°22′17″E / 25.35083°N 55.37139°E / 25.35083; 55.37139
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Layyah
Layyah is located in United Arab Emirates
Layyah
Layyah
Coordinates: 25°21′3″N 55°22′17″E / 25.35083°N 55.37139°E / 25.35083; 55.37139
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
EmirateSharjah

Layyah is the name of a suburb of the city of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the site of the city's main power station and desalination plant.[1]

At the turn of the 20th century, Sharjah had some 4 or 5 shops in Layyah and a bazaar of some 200 shops in Sharjah proper.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Staff Reporter (2002-08-02). "Sewa powers ahead with big projects". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  2. ^ Lorimer, John (1915). Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf Vol II. British Government, Bombay. p. 1762.