Explore Sharjah
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Sharjah Fort, or Al Hisn, is a coral-stone fort in the Heart of Sharjah that was the seat of government and residence of the ruling Al Qasimi family. Built in the early 19th century and largely demolished in 1970, it was rebuilt from 1996 and holds a museum with photographs, weapons, a jail cell and the rooms of the ruling family.
Official site
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Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, also called Al Bastakiya, is the restored old quarter of Bur Dubai on Dubai Creek, with houses from the mid-19th century onwards built of coral stone, gypsum, teak and palm wood and topped by wind towers. Its narrow lanes and courtyards now hold small museums, art galleries, cafés and the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding.
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