Mleiha
Mleiha
ملَيْحَة Meleihah Malaihah | |
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Mleiha Municipality is in the eastern part of Sharjah's Central Region | |
Mleiha Location of Mleiha in the UAE Mleiha Mleiha (Persian Gulf) | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Sharjah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Absolute monarchy |
| • Sheikh | Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 4,768 |
Mleiha, also Mileiha or Malaihah (Arabic: ملَيْحَة), is a town in the Emirate of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a population of 4,768 (2015), located some 25 km (16 miles) south of the inland Sharjah town of Dhaid. It is the location of archaeological remnants dating from the Neolithic to pre-Islamic Arabia and home to the Mleiha Archaeological Centre. Mleiha is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.