the centre site, the Al Faya Lodge is a small collection of luxury hotel rooms with a café, pool and spa, based around outbuildings first constructed in the 1960s. The Lodge forms part of 'The Sharjah Collection', a range of boutique hospitality locations managed by Mantis Hotels, a joint venture between Shurooq and Mantis Hospitality. One of a number of innovations being deployed to maintain the eco-tourism aspect of the centre is 'spray on roads'. The centre is open to the public weekdays from 9am-7pm and weekends (Thursday, Friday) from 9am-9pm. See also List of Ancient Settlements in the UAE Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates Iron Age in the United Arab Emirates References Exhibitions Tourist attractions in the Emirate of Sharjah Archaeological sites in the United Arab Emirates History of the United Arab Emirates Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates