Expo Centre Sharjah
Expo Centre Sharjah (Arabic: مركز اكسبو الشارقة) is an exhibition and convention centre, located in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
| Expo Centre Sharjah مركز اكسبو الشارقة | |
|---|---|
| Location | Opposite Al Arab Mall, Al Khan Area |
| Owner | Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
| Operator | Mr. Saif Mohammed Al Madfa, CEO of Expo Center Sharjah |
| Opened | 3 January 1977 |
| Renovated | 14 January 2002 |
| Enclosed space | |
| • Exhibit hall floor | 40,000 square metres (430,600 sq ft) |
| • Ballroom | 6 |
| Website | |
| expo-centre | |
Overview
Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS), which was build in 1977 as the first exhibition facility in the UAE, is the region’s leading trade exhibition venue and a geographic as well as financial landmark for the Emirate of Sharjah and the country. It is the exhibition wing of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Over the years, apart from hosting and organizing some highly focused B2B and B2C shows, ECS has played a key role in prominently placing Sharjah as one of the top 10 business cities in the Gulf region and the UAE on the global exhibitions map. It offers 42,000 sq m of indoor and outdoor exhibition space with parking slots for 1,600 vehicles.
History
The first-established trade exhibition centre in the United Arab Emirates, Expo Centre Sharjah became a booming centre for international trade in 1977. Over the years, it became the most popular trade exhibition venue and home to the Gulf's best-attended trade shows. It serves, almost exclusively, the growing trade of the Northern Emirates of Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain. It links, by arterial highways, the capital of Abu Dhabi and beyond into Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the Middle East. Northwards it serves Oman and Yemen.
On September 16, 2002, His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the state-of-the-art Expo Centre Sharjah facility.
The new world-class exhibition and meeting complex is a spectacular tribute to the growing importance of the UAE as the commercial hub of the Middle East. As the region's prime meetings destination, the centre offers the perfect combination of sophisticated technical facilities and professional services across a broad spectrum of events.
In April 2020, in efforts to counter the COVID-19 pandemic, the ECS was converted into a field hospital with a capacity to treat up to 5,000 COVID-19 patients.[1]
References
- Mohsen, Mahmoud (6 July 2020). "Sharjah Expo Centre to conduct free COVID-19 tests for residents for 3 weeks". gulftoday.ae. Gulf Today. Retrieved 17 July 2020.