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The Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, presents his latest novel at a dinner reception hosted by the Sharjah Book Authority at the Literaturhaus in Frankfurt in 2018. Photo: Sharjah Media Corporation

The Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, holds a news conference in San Francisco in 1973 to discuss plans for developing oil operations in the emirate. AP

High rise buildings and hotels sprout on the sandy shore of Sharjah during its transformation from fishing town to major city in 1977. AP

A British official mingles with local dignitaries at a feast in November 1971. AP

Sharjah's Central Souq in January 1980. AP

An electronics shop in the city in the 1970s. Getty

The park established by the Sharjah Municipality in front of Al Hisn, the city's fort, pictured in 1967. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

The Rolla tree in Sharjah in the 1950s during Eid celebrations. The enormous tree fell in 1978, to be commemorated by a statue in Rolla Square. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Old Sharjah Airport Mosque, which was located near the airport in Al Qasimia. It was demolished and Al Khayal Mosque was built at the same site. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Sharjah city seen from the east in the late 1960s including the Clock Tower Square. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Al Hisn. The old fort was built around 1820 by then Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi, as Sharjah’s government headquarters. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

A mosque in Sharjah city in 1972. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

The entrance of the Sharjah Radio building, which was constructed in 1972. The station broadcast in Arabic for 16 hours a day. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

The Sharjah TV and Radio building in 1989. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Sharjah's Central Post Office in the 1970s. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Sharjah Public Library. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

The entrance to the Sharjah Radio building, constructed in 1972. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Eid celebrations in front of Al Hisn in the early 1970s. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Mleiha Archaeological Centre. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

Khor Fakkan Beach. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

Al Majaz Amphitheatre, Sharjah. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

Sharjah International Book Fair is an 11-day event that was first held in Sharjah in 1982. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

The College of Sharia and Islamic Studies is one of the foremost colleges that rose to prominence with the establishment of the University of Sharjah in the year 1977. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

Al Noor Mosque and Al Noor Island, which sits in Khalid Lake in the city of Sharjah. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

The House of Wisdom, Sharjah's state-of-the-art public library that opened in 2020. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

The Sharjah Mosque, the largest mosque in the emirate, opened in 2019. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

The Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, is shown a new housing and business development by Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed, right, in 2020. The National

The Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, presents his latest novel at a dinner reception hosted by the Sharjah Book Authority at the Literaturhaus in Frankfurt in 2018. Photo: Sharjah Media Corporation

The Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, holds a news conference in San Francisco in 1973 to discuss plans for developing oil operations in the emirate. AP

High rise buildings and hotels sprout on the sandy shore of Sharjah during its transformation from fishing town to major city in 1977. AP

A British official mingles with local dignitaries at a feast in November 1971. AP

Sharjah's Central Souq in January 1980. AP

An electronics shop in the city in the 1970s. Getty

The park established by the Sharjah Municipality in front of Al Hisn, the city's fort, pictured in 1967. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

The Rolla tree in Sharjah in the 1950s during Eid celebrations. The enormous tree fell in 1978, to be commemorated by a statue in Rolla Square. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Old Sharjah Airport Mosque, which was located near the airport in Al Qasimia. It was demolished and Al Khayal Mosque was built at the same site. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Sharjah city seen from the east in the late 1960s including the Clock Tower Square. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Al Hisn. The old fort was built around 1820 by then Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi, as Sharjah’s government headquarters. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

A mosque in Sharjah city in 1972. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

The entrance of the Sharjah Radio building, which was constructed in 1972. The station broadcast in Arabic for 16 hours a day. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

The Sharjah TV and Radio building in 1989. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Sharjah's Central Post Office in the 1970s. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Sharjah Public Library. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

The entrance to the Sharjah Radio building, constructed in 1972. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Eid celebrations in front of Al Hisn in the early 1970s. Photo: Sharjah Documentation and Archive Authority

Mleiha Archaeological Centre. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

Khor Fakkan Beach. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

Al Majaz Amphitheatre, Sharjah. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

Sharjah International Book Fair is an 11-day event that was first held in Sharjah in 1982. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

The College of Sharia and Islamic Studies is one of the foremost colleges that rose to prominence with the establishment of the University of Sharjah in the year 1977. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

Al Noor Mosque and Al Noor Island, which sits in Khalid Lake in the city of Sharjah. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

The House of Wisdom, Sharjah's state-of-the-art public library that opened in 2020. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

The Sharjah Mosque, the largest mosque in the emirate, opened in 2019. Photo: Sharjah Media Office

The Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, is shown a new housing and business development by Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed, right, in 2020. The National

The Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, presents his latest novel at a dinner reception hosted by the Sharjah Book Authority at the Literaturhaus in Frankfurt in 2018. Photo: Sharjah Media Corporation

Sharjah celebrates Ruler who built a world centre of culture in 50 years

Under the rule of Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Sharjah has grown from fishing town to global city

The National

January 24, 2022

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