- Madha
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official_name = Madha
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latd = 25 | latm = 17 | lats = 4 | latNS = N | longd = 56 | longm = 19 | longs = 59 | longEW = E
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footnotes =The Omani territory of Madha ( _ar. مدحاء) or "Wadi Madha" is an exclave of Oman, surrounded by the
United Arab Emirates , and located halfway between theMusandam Peninsula and the rest of Oman. It belongs to Muhafazat Musandam.The
exclave is on the Fujairah-Khorfakkan road in theEmirate of Sharjah and covers approximately 75 km². There are two exits to Madha on the Fujairah-Khorfakkan road. The boundary was settled in1969 .Madha is mostly empty, with the developed portion, called "New Madha," containing roads, a school, post office, an 'Eid ground, police station, an Omani bank, electricity and water supply, and an airstrip. There is also a Royal Oman Police patrol.
Inside Madha, meanwhile, there is an exclave of the UAE called
Nahwa , which is legally part of Sharjah.ources
* [http://geosite.jankrogh.com/enklaver/madha/P1010025_Welcome_to_Madha_Closeup.jpgA roadsign at the entrance of the territory]
* [http://home.pages.at/maxifant/Frames/madha-na.jpgMap showing the territory and the UAE enclave of Nahwa]
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AE/6/Madhah.html Madha in Directory of Cities and Towns in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates]References
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