According to The Encyclopedia of International Boundaries there is one enclave within the OmaniMadha exclave, named Nahwa, belonging to the Emirate of Sharjah. In human geography, an enclave is a piece of land which is totally enclosed within a foreign territory. ... The Omani territory of Madha or Wadi-e-Madhah is located in the United Arab Emirates, halfway between the Musandam Peninsula and the rest of Oman. ... 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. ...
According to a Madha shopkeeper - a Malabari, in November 2002, the tiny Sharjah exclave of Nahwa is about 8 km on a dirt track towards the west from the town of New Madha. It consisted of around 40 houses with its own clinic, telephone exchange. The shopkeeper also said that the Omani territory is fairly undeveloped and empty, whereas Nahwa has some development on it.
According to The Encyclopedia of International Boundaries there is one enclave within the Omani Madhaenclave, named Nahwa, belonging to the Emirate of Sharjah.
2002 the tiny Sharjah exclave of Nahwa is about 8 kms on a dirt track towards the west from the town of New Madha.
Al Nahwa is majestically situated between mountains and is clearly a wealthy settlement with new and modern buildings.
Madha and Nahwa are the names of two territories on the Arabian peninsula which up until 15 minutes ago I had never before heard of.
Nahwa only consists of a few houses, while most of Madha is uninhabited, making the necessity for this particular delineatory arrangement even more mysterious.
Nahwa can be seen just south of the google Mahda border… http://www.maplandia.com/united-arab-emirates/shariqah/nahwa/
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