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- Sharjah
How walkable is Sharjah?
Sharjah has a walkability score of 61 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 2nd most walkable of 2 cities ranked in the United Arab Emirates.
What's within walking distance of the centre
737 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Sharjah. The nearest grocery is Jones The Grocer, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks and parks. It is weakest for books & libraries.
- Jones The Grocer250 m · 3 min
- Geant Easy530 m · 7 min
- سوبرماركت واحة الشام600 m · 7 min
- Al Samadi Sweets210 m · 3 min
- Baskin Robbins230 m · 3 min
- Pizza Hut Al Buhaira - Sharjah250 m · 3 min
- Sedar Opticals170 m · 2 min
- Aster Pharmacy200 m · 3 min
- Vienna Hearing Aids Trading - Sharjah220 m · 3 min
- Al Qahwa Al Shaabiyah160 m · 2 min
- القهوة الشعبية170 m · 2 min
- Darjeeling Cafe Sharjah680 m · 9 min
- United Arab Bank270 m · 3 min
- ADCB - Al Buhaira Branch780 m · 10 min
- HSBC920 m · 11 min
- Butterfly park210 m · 3 min
- حديقة المجاز700 m · 9 min
- Abu Shagara Park980 m · 12 min
- British Columbia International Academy660 m · 8 min
- Magic Kids Nursery1.0 km · 13 min
- Al Lulu Nursery1.4 km · 18 min
- Delhi Books & School Uniform Centre1.7 km · 21 min
- Abu Shagara, Sharjah, Dubai, Uae.740 m · 9 min
- Dudai Downtown940 m · 12 min
- Al Majaz Amphitheatre1.2 km · 15 min
Measured from the centre at 25.3342, 55.3874, the point near Sharjah's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 103 street intersections per km², and blocks average 74 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Sharjah's score of 61 is the average across the 5 km around its centre. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of the centre, 65 from 1 to 3 km out and 54 from 3 to 5 km out. 44% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 90 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 65 | 52% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 54 | 29% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 142 km | 62 |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 880 km | 70 |
| Karachi, Pakistan | 1,170 km | 55 |
| Rājkot, India | 1,603 km | 53 |
| Baku, Azerbaijan | 1,752 km | 70 |
Questions about walking in Sharjah
Is Sharjah a walkable city?
Partly. Sharjah has a walkability score of 61 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 90. It ranks 2nd of 2 cities in the United Arab Emirates and 168th of 224 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in the United Arab Emirates?
Abu Dhabi is the most walkable of the 2 cities ranked in the United Arab Emirates, with a score of 62. Sharjah ranks 2nd with 61.
How does Sharjah compare with nearby cities?
Sharjah sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Sharjah scores 61, against Abu Dhabi (62, 142 km away), Riyadh (70, 880 km away) and Karachi (55, 1170 km away).
How is Sharjah's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Sharjah it is the average of 71 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.