Free entry
Fossil Rock (Jebel Maleihah)
A 80-million-year-old marine fossil ridge — the UAE's #1 sunset spot.
- Address
- Jebel Maleihah, Sharjah
- Time to allow
- 180 min
What's special
- ★80-million-year-old fossils
- ★UAE's #1 sunset spot
- ★Off-road dunes around
- ★UNESCO tentative list
The Jebel Maleihah ridge by Mleiha (Sharjah), a former seabed. Its slopes hold 80-million-year-old fossils — sea urchins, ammonites, molluscs, sharks. The dunes around it are the country's go-to off-road and sunset-photo spot. Free, 60 min from central Dubai. Part of UNESCO's tentative list (Mleiha cultural landscape).
Tips
A 4×4 is required to reach the base — sedans park further and walk in. Best 1 hour before sunset (18:30 winter / 19:00 summer). 30 min walk to the summit; wear trainers. Combine with the Mleiha Archaeological Centre (10 min) and Arabia's Wildlife Centre (25 min).
Opening hours
- Mon
- 00:00-23:59
- Tue
- 00:00-23:59
- Wed
- 00:00-23:59
- Thu
- 00:00-23:59
- Fri
- 00:00-23:59
- Sat
- 00:00-23:59
- Sun
- 00:00-23:59
