His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, visited Khor Fakkan today, Thursday morning, during which he opened a number of tourism and urban facilities and inspected a group of future projects.
The visit comes within the framework of His Highness’s keenness to follow up the progress of development projects in the various cities and regions of the emirate and to check on the conditions of their people and inspect their needs and provide them with the best cultural, tourism, heritage and social facilities and services.
The visit began with the arrival of the motorcade of His Highness, the Ruler of Sharjah, to the Shees area, where he was briefed on the plans of the Shees Rest House project located on Khor Fakkan Road, which will be implemented in three phases in the northern and southern parts. The project has more than 217 car parks.
Then His Highness went to inaugurate Shees Park, where His Highness unveiled the commemorative plaque to mark the official opening, and then His Highness would tour around the park, familiarizing yourself with the facilities and services it includes for the people and visitors of the region.
The park is one of the prominent projects that encourage ecotourism and is distinguished by its unique location between the embrace of tall mountains, and provides visitors and tourists with a unique tourism experience to discover and enjoy the atmosphere of the mountainous regions.
His Highness, Ruler of Sharjah, followed a documentary film about the stages of the park’s completion, which were completed in 8 months according to the best facilities and services.
The park is located on an area of 11,362 square meters and receives its visitors with an artificial waterfall of 25 meters high that flows into the lake surrounded by stone paths and formations of stone sessions.
The park also contains a mountain walkway of three mountain terraces connected by stone stairs leading to the main viewing platform at a height of 30 meters from the main park level, and the platform provides an exceptional experience for viewing the natural sights of the region from great heights and in a safe manner.
The park includes several paths of (506) meters long surrounded by palm trees, a group of local plants, a play area and 32 shaded sessions for families, and an outdoor theater has been established that can accommodate (70) people, and a barbecue area prepared and equipped with high standards of safety and environmental protection.
After that, His Highness, the Ruler of Sharjah, went to the village of Najd Al-Maqsar, which is one of the most important ancient human gathering centers in the Wadi “Washi” located within the scope of the historic city of Khorfakkan. His Highness inaugurated the Najd Al-Maqsar Village by unveiling the memorial plaque, after which His Highness heard an explanation of the project’s details, importance and significance. Historical, as many evidences and monuments were found in the region that confirms the presence of man in this region for thousands of years, where there is water and arable soil.
His Highness explained that the reconstruction and restoration of this area comes in light of what His Highness seeks to preserve the environment and revive the archaeological and historical areas and equip them to be a distinguished tourist destination that attracts visitors from inside and outside the country, and to be a living witness to the history and nature of life and living of our great ancestors.
The village includes 13 old houses dating back nearly a hundred years, and the people at that time used to be a haven from the flow of torrents, and according to archaeological studies, rocks engraved with drawings of camels and horses were found in the area of ”Washi”, estimated to be two thousand years old.
There are also historical evidence of the displacement of a number of the people of the city of Khorfakkan to the Wadi “Washi” region, especially “Najd al-Maqsar settlement, during the Middle Ages, at the time of the Portuguese colonization of the region, to seek shelter in its impenetrable mountains.”
After being re-equipped with the latest facilities to receive visitors, the village will include 13 hotel units in the heritage style, a mosque, toilets, barbecue areas and outdoor sessions, in addition to the restoration of the upper fortress of the village, which was established about 300 years ago on the top of the mountain, and was part of the defense network of the ancient city of Khor Fakkan. It was equipped to be a distinct tourist attraction in the region, as the fortress provides a charming view of the valley, the village, the farms and the surrounding mountain heights.
His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah was briefed on the Najd Al Maqsar Oasis and Resting Project, and directed the implementation of self-harvesting farms, and the provision of all facilities and services to visitors and tourists wishing to learn about the historical heritage of this region.
His Highness also inspected a number of development projects that serve the region and its people and contribute to stimulating economic and tourism movement in the region.
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