Sharjah then and now: Arada CEO explains emirate’s path to the future

Alkhoshaibi says inspiration taken from old Sharjah when designing new real estate

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Sonia Shah, Senior Visual Journalist and Mariam M. Al Serkal, Associate Editor

In 1971, the city was renowned for having the region’s first outdoor cinema, the sikkas (alleyways) in Al Khan and the first motor track in the country that was built as early as 1935, which ran from Sharjah all the way to Ras Al Khaimah.

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