Shurooq unveils Sir Bu Nuair Island project
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The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) unveiled plans for its latest project – Sir Bu Nuair Island, the first integrated tourism project within the islands in Sharjah. The island is also one of the important marine protected areas in the UAE.
The announcement was made at the on-going Arabian Travel Market (ATM2013) in the presence of Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, chairperson of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq).
HE Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal, CEO of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), said: “Sharjah is witnessing impressive growth in its tourism sector, whether in terms of its numerous new tourism projects or increasing number of visitors. The development of Sir Bu Nuair is in line with Shurooq’s strategy to create a large variety of destinations within Sharjah that will further differentiate the Emirate in the UAE and region.”
The project will be developed at a cost of half a billion Emirati Dirhams by the year 2017 with the aim of boosting Sharjah’s travel and leisure sector with further tourist attractions and forms part of Shurooq’s strategy to develop eco-tourism projects around Sharjah. The tourism project will include a luxury five-star hotel and resort, hotel apartments and villas, a camping village, retail shops, a souk, dedicated family areas, an amphitheatre, a museum, a mosque, an education centre, a harbour and an airport.