Information gathered from this week’s Sharjah Census trial will be used in the official 2015 Census for the emirate. The pilot project – which will run for four days and include buildings, homes and commercial properties – will cover Al Majaz, Al Rahamaniya, Industrial area and Al Roula. Data collected will be used towards the official census scheduled to begin on October 20, 2015.

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