Inside Sharjah's new City Centre Al Zahia: 16-screen cinema, bowling alley and gaming centre

The mall, which spans more than 136,200 square metres, opened last week

Outside view of the newly-opened Al Zahia City Centre in Sharjah. All pictures are courtesy Pawan Singh / The National)

The newly-opened mall is the largest in the Northern emirates.

The mall is home to an eight lane bowling alley.

The mall is also home to a 16-screen Vox Cinema

Vox Gold is the VIP cinema experience for those who want to indulge in a fine dining menu with their movie.

The Cinema features a space with double couches for a shared experience

Inside the children's cinema with colourful seating options

Tom & Jerry Cheese Town, an experience for families

The food court at City Centre Al Zahia in Sharjah.

A grand plaza offers access to children’s play areas

The Carrefour Hypermarket at City Centre Al Zahia, Sharjah

Hand sanitising stations at theCity Centre Al Zahia in Sharjah.

The largest mall in the Northern Emirates is now open in Sharjah.

City Centre Al Zahia opened to the public last Wednesday, offering more than 136,200 square metres of retail, dining and leisure space.

Headed by Majid Al Futtaim, the mall is home to entertainment and retail attractions including a 16-screen Vox Cinemas, featuring three Gold auditoriums for those wanting to indulge in fine dining offerings while they watch the latest films, two Max mega-screens, a children's auditorium and a new cinema space with double couches for a shared experience.

There's also a bowling centre with an eight-lane bowling alley, digital scorekeeping computers and video simulations. The space also features foosball tables, billiards and restaurants.

Visitors will also find Magic Planet, which spans over two floors, where the little ones can test out video games such as Halo, King Kong of Skull Island VR or try rides such as G-Force, or Gravity Air Park, an inflatable obstacle course.

City Centre Al Zahia includes brands such as Carrefour, Zara, Bershka, Pandora, Pull & Bear, Virgin Megastores, Centrepoint, Home Centre, Max, Emax, Steve Madden, Pablosky, ecco and Pandora. Nine retailers — including Lululemon, Crate and Barrel and Lego — are new to Sharjah .

A grand plaza offers access to children's play areas and an art zone, while families can also look forward to Tom and Jerry Cheese Town, a new attraction. There's plenty in the pipeline, too. A nine-hole mini golf experience is set to launch in April.

To celebrate the opening of Majid Al Futtaim’s 28th mall in the region, the company has launched a “shop and win” competition, where people who spend Dh200 or more are entered into a draw to win Dh5,000 Share points daily.