• Sharjah Museums Authority on Friday kicked off a number of activities to celebrate the UAE’s 51st National Day. All photos: Sharjah Maritime Museum
    Sharjah Museums Authority on Friday kicked off a number of activities to celebrate the UAE’s 51st National Day. All photos: Sharjah Maritime Museum
  • These included traditional games, competitions, a food corner, folkloric performances and a maritime parade
    These included traditional games, competitions, a food corner, folkloric performances and a maritime parade
  • The events were being held in the space between Maritime Museum and Sharjah Aquarium
    The events were being held in the space between Maritime Museum and Sharjah Aquarium
  • The occasion drew strong footfall as thousands of people arrived to take part, such as this proud Emirati
    The occasion drew strong footfall as thousands of people arrived to take part, such as this proud Emirati
  • The authority's Museum Express, a bus that was turned into a mobile museum, gave the public more access to some of Sharjah Museums' collections
    The authority's Museum Express, a bus that was turned into a mobile museum, gave the public more access to some of Sharjah Museums' collections
  • The UAE was marking National Day on Friday
    The UAE was marking National Day on Friday

Thousands in Sharjah take part in National Day maritime parade


Salam Al Amir
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Thousands of people in Friday flocked to be a part of a maritime parade in Sharjah to celebrate the country’s 51st National Day.

People queued outside Sharjah Maritime Museum from 11am to join the boats that made their way through Al Qasba to Flag Island and then returned to the Maritime Museum Marina.

Hundreds cheered as professional skateboarders carried a vast UAE flag.

People also enjoyed traditional Emirati games, folk performances and drummers.

There were competitions, workshops and a food corner to liven up the event.

A bus served as a mobile museum that had Sharjah Museum Authority artefacts on display.

“The annual parade has been taking place for 13 years so far and draws thousands of participants from all nationalities and all ages,” said Samira Al Ghais, curator of Sharjah Maritime Museum.

“We have welcomed nearly 3,000 people to this year’s National Day maritime parade.”

The parade was organised by Sharjah Museums Authority's Maritime Museum and Sharjah Aquarium.

People can also visit Hisn Khor Fakkan and Sharjah Fort to take part in further celebrations and learn more about the UAE's rich heritage.

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Name: Cofe

Year started: 2018

Based: UAE

Employees: 80-100

Amount raised: $13m

Investors: KISP ventures, Cedar Mundi, Towell Holding International, Takamul Capital, Dividend Gate Capital, Nizar AlNusif Sons Holding, Arab Investment Company and Al Imtiaz Investment Group 

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Founders: Kamal Al-Samarrai, Dina Shoman and Omar Al Sharif

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Updated: December 02, 2022, 2:34 PM