Museum · Al Bustan, Emirate of Ajman
Ajman Museum
Ajman Museum is the history and archaeology museum in Ajman's restored 18th-century fort, on the central square of the Al Bustan area in Ajman city.
18 km in a straight line
United Arab Emirates•City
Umm Al Quwain
Umm Al Quwain is the capital city of the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, which lies on the Arabian Gulf coast between Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah; the UAE government portal says the city is built on a narrow peninsula called Khor Al Bidiyah.
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United Arab Emirates
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Museum · Al Abar, Emirate of Sharjah
Sharjah Archaeology Museum
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26 km in a straight line
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Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization
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26 km in a straight line
Museum · Arts Area, Al Shuwaihean, Heart of Sharjah, Emirate of Sharjah
Sharjah Art Museum
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27 km in a straight line
Fortress · Al Shuwaihean, Heart of Sharjah, Emirate of Sharjah
Sharjah Fort (Al Hisn)
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27 km in a straight line
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Sharjah Heritage Museum
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27 km in a straight line
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Guides to Umm Al Quwain
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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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