Sharjah to add new 4 mn sq. ft. exhibition centre

Sharjah is building a new 4 million sq. ft. (370,000 sq. m.) exhibition and conference centre in Al Tai district, near the intersection of Emirates Road and Mleiha Road. Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) revealed recently that next year’s Sharjah International Book Fair will move to the new venue to expand its area from 25,000 sq. mt. (269,098 sq. ft.) to 60,000 sq. mt. (645,835 sq. ft.). With the opening of Expo Centre Sharjah in 1977, Sharjah established the very first fairs and exhibitions centre in the United Arab Emirates. The expo centre moved to its new location on Al Taawun Street in 2002.