According to The Encyclopedia of International Boundaries there is one enclave within the Omani Madha enclave, named Nahwa, belonging to the Emirate of Sharjah.
According to a Madha shopkeeper - a Malabari, in November 2002, the tiny Sharjah exclave of Nahwa is about 8 km on a dirt track towards the west from the town of New Madha. It consisted of around 40 houses with its own clinic, telephone exchange. The shopkeeper also said that the Omani territory is fairly undeveloped and empty, whereas Nahwa has some development on it.
