Al Hefaiyah Conservation Centre
Al Hefaiyah Mountain Conservation Centre is a wildlife reserve and visitor centre located west of the coastal town of Kalba in the Emirate of Sharjah, the U.A.E.
Interior of the conservation centre
Arabian leopard
Kalba is a city in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is an exclave of Sharjah lying on the Gulf of Oman coast north of Oman. Khor Kalba, an important nature reserve and mangrove swamp, is located south of the town by the Omani border.
Mangrove swamp in Kalba
Kalba Fort
The Portuguese Fort Kalba (Quelba), from the Book of Blueprints of all Forts, Cities, and Towns in the State of East India by António Bocarro [1635].
The Shumayliyyah Mountains near Kalba