Dubai: Expo Centre Sharjah attracted 320,000 visitors in the first half of this year, up 20 per cent over the same period last year, according to a statement on Monday.

The Expo Centre hosted 15 consumer and trade exhibitions and conferences in the first six months of this year, an increase of 65 per cent from nine events during the same period last year.

The exhibitions held at the centre during this period included SteelFab, International Education Show, National Career Exhibition, Acres Middle East, and the International Government Communication Forum, among others.