Nahwa

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According to The Encyclopedia of International Boundaries there is one enclave within the Omani Madha exclave, named Nahwa. Nahwa is part of the Emirate of Sharjah.

To reach the village of Nahwa, take the northernmost road into the Madha enclave south of Khawr Fakkan and follow the signs to New Madha. From New Madha there is a paved but winding road (about 5 km) leading to Nahwa.

Entering Nahwa there is an Emirati police out-post some 80 metres after the border marker. The village itself is further up the road, on the same side as the police out-post. It consists of about 40 buildings and has its own clinic. This part of the village is in fact called New Nahwa, and there are more houses further down the road (Old Nahwa). Nahwa appears to be much more developed than the other villages in the Madha enclave.

While the situation is uncommon, Nahwa isn't the only exclave in the world surrounded by another exclave; some exclaves of Dutch Baarle-Nassau are embedded in Belgian Baarle-Hertog exclaves and several exclaves along the India-Bangladesh border in Cooch-Behar are located inside one exclave of the other country.

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• Map including Nahwa