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Address:
After Sharjah International Airport,
Interchange 8, 26 km from the center of the city
Office: Sharjah Natural History Museum & Desert Park; P.O. Box
25313; Sharjah, UAE
Tel.: +971 (6) 531 1411
Fax:
+971 (6) 531 1012
Opening Hours: 9-19; Fridays 14-19; Thursday 11-19; Closed
on Mondays
Natural History Museum and Desert Park is a venue that provides
people with a chance to learn about the flora and fauna of the
Arabian desert.
people get to know the great variety of plants and animals and the
amazing ways in which these have adapted to life in a dry, hot
climate, they will start to respect and enjoy these gifts of nature.
Children's farm was opened in May 1997 to provide city children with
chance to have close contact with farm animals. Breeding Center for
Endangered Arabian Animals started functioning in February 1998, but
this is not open to the general public, because the animals need
peace and quiet to breed.
the middle of 1999, Arabian Wildlife Center was opened, where people
can observe and enjoy all the various species of animals that are
found on the Arabian peninsula.
In accordance with the concept launched by His Highness, the Desert
Park with its various departments will be a center for learning and
enjoyment for people of all ages, as well as a place where original
research can be carried out by the next generation of students.
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