UAE | General
Sharjah embarks on third phase of naming, numbering areas
Emirate's Planning and Survey Department is developing a system to properly identify road networks, buildings and properties.
- WAM
- Published: 22:46 April 4, 2009
Sharjah: The Sharjah Planning and Survey Department has embarked on the third phase of naming and numbering the emirate's various cities and areas in line with the directives of His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah.
Engineer Salah Bin Butti, Director-General of the department, said the naming and numbering project was also in line with the Executive Council's decision No 13 of 2003, which stressed the need to name and number the emirate's complete road networks, buildings and properties.
He said the department had installed 230 billboards featuring the Sharjah map in 25 areas in the emirate. The detailed map, which represents a general blueprint of each area and its suburbs, is in English and Arabic.
It also includes a detailed plan describing all the names of streets, junctions and interchanges, as well as the names of buildings and important facilities such as schools, mosques, shopping centres and government departments.
Bin Butti clarified the importance of the naming and numbering system in easing the provision of services to the public. He said it was a very important system for the services sector, including the post, police, traffic and civil defence.
The system will make life easier for the public, who have been hampered by the lack of a clear addressing system in the emirate. All public and private bodies will also benefit from the numbering and naming system, while the emirate's residents will be able to find their way around easier than before, Bin Butti said.
He added that the naming and numbering system is considered one of the most important means of making residents and visitors familiar with the emirate's landmarks and to facilitate free movement.
Billboards featuring maps of key locations have been installed in various parts of Sharjah so that residents can refer to them and easily identify roads and service facilities, Bin Butti said.
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