Q: What is Al Qasba?
A: Al Qasba is a premiere tourist, cultural and entertainment destination in the emirate of Sharjah, UAE.
Q: Where is Al Qasba located?
A: Al Qasba is located close to the Dubai-Sharjah highway across from Al Khan Lagoon in the Emirate of Sharjah, the Cultural Capital of the UAE.
Q: What is the total area for Al Qasba?
A: The total area Al Qasba is more than 10,000 Acres.
Q: When was Al Qasba Established?
A: Al Qasba Development Authority was established in line with Decree No. 2 of 2004, issued by HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, and it was opened to the general public in 2005.
Q: What is Al Qasba’s vision?
A: Al Qasba aims to become a premier destination in the UAE, providing a unique mix of high quality dining, entertainment, cultural events and lucrative business opportunities.
Q: What is Al Qasba’s mission?
A: Al Qasba aims to offer a combination of leisure and business through high quality events & services, and to enhance customers’ experience.
Q: What are the facilities present at Al Qasba?
A: Al Qasba has a wide variety of entertainment opportunities:
- Restaurants & Cafes: delectable delights from international cuisines such as: Italian, Lebanese, Japanese, Indian, French, Portuguese and many more.
- Kids Zone (AED 5 / day) – Children can step into a wonderful world of excitement, knowledge and unadulterated fun through a wide range of edutainment activities specially created for children of various age groups.
- Musical Fountain
- Maraya Al Qasba (Art Gallery)
- Masrah Al Qasba (Theatre)
- Etisalat - Eye of the Emirates
- Hi-tech Business Centre offering total solutions to all business requirements.
Q: What are the services provided at Al Qasba Business Centre?
A: Some of the services provided at the Business Centre include:
• Reception and Secretarial Services
• Rental of meeting rooms (even for a short period of time)
• Full office Equipment, IT
• Conference Room
• Postage & Courier Management
• Furniture
• Office Assistant and pantry Services
• Legal consultation
• PRO
• Marketing/Advertisement and Promotions/ PR services/ Event Organizing
Q: What is the “Etisalat – Eye of the Emirates”?
A: “Etisalat – Eye of the Emirates” is a 60 meters high giant Ferris wheel, equipped with 42 air-conditioned cabins with the capacity to hold 336 passengers in the following times (Weekdays from 4pm-12am – Weekends from 4pm-1:00 am)
* Fees (AED 20 for adults, AED 10 for kids and AED 120 for special cabin)
Q: What is the architectural design of Al Qasba?
A: Contemporary Andalusian architecture combined with the oriental look. With the uniform arches and crisp, symmetrical design in muted desert hues, Al Qasba provides a stunning backdrop and serene ambience for those who appreciate a modern environment with a classic air of sophistication.
Q: What is Maraya Al Qasba?
A: Maraya Al Qasba is an art gallery that regularly hosts a range of art exhibitions, cultural events and educational activities. Al Qasba is currently working on developing the gallery with aims to increase capacity and provide even better services.
Q: What is Masrah Al Qasba?
A: Masrah Al Qasba is a theatre located in the centre of Al Qasba. With state-of-the-art sound & lighting systems, Masrah Al Qasba regularly hosts Arabic and international shows. Al Qasba is currently working on developing the theatre to increase capacity and provide even better services.
Q: How can we enjoy Al Abra “The Traditional Boats”?
A: Al Abra is the name of the Traditional Wooden Boat, in which visitors can enjoy a pleasant ride along Al Qasba canal and Al Khan Lake, the ride offers a panoramic view of the walkways, bridges and some of the cultural attractions and modern architecture of the emirate of Sharjah.
- Pricing: (AED 10 for adults and AED 5 for kids)
- Private Abra (AED 80) – for a period of 20 minutes
Q: What is Al Qasba Musical Fountain?
A: The idea behind the musical fountain is offering a pleasant view of a water fountain dancing to music tunes. The Musical Fountain provides immense pleasure and entertainment to the onlookers who are splashed with surprise and more surprises from time to time
Q: What are the measurements of the water canal at Al Qasba?
A: The Water canal at Al Qasba is a 1,000m long, 30m wide and 5m deep; visitors can enjoy rides in the wooden boats, Abras, along the Al Qasba canal.
Q: What are the recent activities done at Al Qasba?
A: - Celebrating the 4th anniversary of Etisalat – Eye of the Emirates
- Organizing the Al Qasba Autism Awareness Week