Museum · Al Ittihad, Emirate of Fujairah
Fujairah Museum
Fujairah Museum is the archaeology and history museum in Fujairah city, showing antiquities excavated in the Emirate of Fujairah.
9 km in a straight line
United Arab Emirates•Town
Kalba
Kalba is a town on the east coast of the Emirate of Sharjah, on the Gulf of Oman, which the UAE government portal describes as known for its old forts.
Country
United Arab Emirates
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Town
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Fortress · Al Ittihad, Emirate of Fujairah
Fujairah Fort
Fujairah Fort is the restored fort of three round towers and one square tower in the old quarter of Fujairah, on the UAE's east coast.
10 km in a straight line
Fortress · Al Hayl, Emirate of Fujairah
Al Hayl Castle
Al Hayl Castle is a historic fort and former residence of Fujairah's ruling family at the foot of the Hajar Mountains, near Al Hayl village in the Emirate of Fujairah.
13 km in a straight line
Historic site · Hayl, Emirate of Dubai
Hatta Heritage Village
Hatta Heritage Village is a restored historic mountain village in the town of Hatta, in the Emirate of Dubai.
37 km in a straight line
Mosque · Al Badiyah, Emirate of Fujairah
Al Badiyah Mosque
Al Badiyah Mosque, also called Al Bidya Mosque, is a small historic four-domed mosque on the coast road between Dibba and Khor Fakkan in the Emirate of Fujairah.
43 km in a straight line
Museum · Mleiha, Emirate of Sharjah
Mleiha Archaeological Centre
The Mleiha Archaeological Centre is a museum of the Mleiha area's archaeology in the Central Region of the Emirate of Sharjah, listed by Mleiha National Park among its experiences.
51 km in a straight line
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Guides to Kalba
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Travel Guide01
UAE travel guide: choosing emirates and bases
The United Arab Emirates is seven emirates, and each shares its name with a city, so the first planning decision is whether you mean the emirate or the city. This guide sets out what each of XTOUR's eleven UAE cities and towns is a base for, which sites lie outside the base you plan them from, and which XTOUR guide takes over for each.
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Travel Guide02
The seven emirates explained: is Dubai a country?
Dubai is not a country: it is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates, and also the name of that emirate's capital city. This article sets out what the federal government's own portal says about the federation, each emirate, and the places that share an emirate's name, including where its pages disagree.
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Destination information last verified: October 11, 2026
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