The Omani territory of Madha (Arabic: مدحا) or Wadi Madha is surrounded by the United Arab Emirates, halfway between the Musandam Peninsula and the rest of Oman. The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ translit: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... The Musandam peninsula is a region of Oman that is separated from the rest of the country by the United Arab Emirates. ...

The exclave is on the Fujairah-Khorfakkan road in the Emirate of Sharjah. It covers approximately 75 km². The boundary was settled in 1969. It belongs to Muhafazat Musandam. D is Bs exclave, but is not an enclave. ... The Emirate of Sharjah (Arabic: الشارقة) extends along approximately 16 kilometres of the United Arab Emiratess Gulf coastline and for more than 80 kilometres into the interior. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Madha is a wholly Omani exclave within UAE. As with other maps, the north east corner of Madha is closest to the Khorfakkan-Fujairah road, which was verified by photographs where you can see the border post just approx 10 meters from the road.

There is an exclave of UAE wholly within Madha called Nahwa, which belongs to Emirate of Sharjah, and is the only exclave in the world surrounded by another exclave. According to The Encyclopedia of International Boundaries there is one enclave within the Omani Madha exclave, named Nahwa, belonging to the Emirate of Sharjah. ... The Emirate of Sharjah (Arabic: الشارقة) extends along approximately 16 kilometres of the United Arab Emiratess Persian Gulf coastline and for more than 80 kilometres into the interior. ...

Madha is mostly empty, with the developed portion called "New Madha" which has excellent roads, a good school, post office, an 'Eid ground, Police station, an Omani bank, electricity & water supply, even an airstrip.

There's also a ROP patrol, with their distinctive uniforms and squad cars. There are two exits to Madha on the Fujairah-Khorfakkan road. At the Northern exit, the border post stands fairly close to the road, enabling a fancy picture.

Sources

• [1] -- A roadsign at the entrance of the territory.

• [2] -- Map showing the territory and the UAE enclave of Nahwa.