Country: United Arab Emirates
Continent: Asia
Population: 488,000
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one million, Al-Sharjah is closest to Dubai and farthest from Lima. The closest foreign city is Shiraz and the farthest domestic city is Dubai. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Al-Sharjah is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 50 |
 | Shiraz, Iran | 596 |
 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 913 |
| Esfahan, Iran | 929 |
 | Basra, Iraq | 986 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Lima, Peru | 14,875 |
 | Santiago, Chile | 14,793 |
 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 14,643 |
 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 14,466 |
| Zapopan, Mexico | 14,464 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Shiraz, Iran | 596 |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 913 |
| Esfahan, Iran | 929 |
| Basra, Iraq | 986 |
 | Karachi, Pakistan | 1,138 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 50 | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities | No other domestic cities |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Sharkia, Egypt | 2,443 |
| Helwan, Egypt | 2,466 |
| Dakahlia, Egypt | 2,471 |
| Cairo, Egypt | 2,478 |
| Giza, Egypt | 2,480 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Dakar, Senegal | 7,656 |  | Conakry, Guinea | 7,505 |  | Bamako, Mali | 6,800 |  | Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | 6,726 |  | Kumasi, Ghana | 6,421 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 50 |
| Shiraz, Iran | 596 |
| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 913 |
| Esfahan, Iran | 929 |
| Basra, Iraq | 986 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Sendai, Japan | 7,926 | | Kawasaki, Japan | 7,920 | | Yokohama, Japan | 7,917 | | Tokyo, Japan | 7,913 | | Saitama, Japan | 7,904 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 8,976 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 10,959 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 11,608 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 11,928 |
| Sydney, Australia | 11,995 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM |  | Auckland, New Zealand | 14,152 | | Sydney, Australia | 11,995 | | Brisbane, Australia | 11,928 | | Melbourne, Australia | 11,608 | | Adelaide, Australia | 10,959 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Volgograd, Russia | 2,801 |
| Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 2,837 |
 | Istanbul, Turkey | 3,042 |
| Samara, Russia | 3,158 |
 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | 3,238 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Madrid, Spain | 5,714 |  | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 5,662 | | London, United Kingdom | 5,523 |  | Paris, France | 5,298 | | Barcelona, Spain | 5,220 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Montreal (QC), Canada | 10,665 |
 | New York (NY), United States of America | 11,069 |
| Toronto (ON), Canada | 11,129 |
| Philadelphia (PA), United States of America | 11,198 |
| Calgary (AB), Canada | 11,514 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM | | Guadalajara, Mexico | 14,466 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 14,464 | | Mexico City, Mexico | 14,386 | | Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico | 14,383 | | Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico | 14,375 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 10,455 |
| Salvador, Brazil | 11,040 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 11,869 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11,916 |
| Brasilia, Brazil | 12,097 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Lima, Peru | 14,875 | | Santiago, Chile | 14,793 | | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 14,643 | | Quito, Ecuador | 14,395 |  | Córdoba, Argentina | 14,163 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ayn | 96 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||