Fujairah, UAE - Fort & Museum 1 of 3

We had a full day tour in Fujairah with many interesting stops along the way. Fujairah, one of the 7 emirates of the UAE, is 450 square miles and a population of about 275,000. It is located on a major global shipping route and commercial hub located on the Gulf of Oman. From the ship we could see the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone is located north of the Port of Fujairah with storage of oil as far as the eye can see with a storage capacity of 10 million cubic meters of oil.

Our tour today began as we went to the restored Fujairah fort. The Fujairah Fort is the oldest in the UAE and from the 15th century. It was one of the last strongholds against colonization here. The four watchtowers built on a hill is surrounded by walls and stairs that are of various heights on all the sides allowing access to different levels and places to protect the fort. We walked and climbed around as we got an explanation of the significance of this fort.

Next, we visited the Fujairah Museum which was a converted police station and hold many archeological specimens form the area. One of the oldest and key exhibits is the ostrich egg from 2500 BC. The museum also houses ancient weapons, costumes, utensils, coins, tools, and pottery. Some of the feature discussions were about weapons of the time, graves and burial rituals, healing medicines used in the area, and a whales backbone that I got to pickup. The visit ended with a lovely taste of local coffee and then tea.Read more