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Fortress · Al Shuwaihean, Heart of Sharjah, Sharjah, Emirate of Sharjah

Sharjah Fort (Al Hisn)

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Sharjah Fort (Al Hisn) is a fort built in 1823 in the Heart of Sharjah that served as the seat of government and home of the ruling Al Qasimi family, now a museum of the Sharjah Museums Authority.

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This record is Sharjah Fort, known as Al Hisn, in the Heart of Sharjah behind Souq Al Shanasiya. The Sharjah Museums Authority says the fort was built in 1823 of coral stone, served as the residence of the ruling Al Qasimi family and as the headquarters of Sharjah's government, and first opened as a museum in 1997, reopening in 2015 after several restoration phases. Its rooms cover the modern history of Sharjah, the ruling family, the fort's defences and the Al Muhalwasa jail. The authority's Heritage Joint Ticket covers the fort with four other Heart of Sharjah museums, and its page says tickets are available at those museums.

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Sharjah

Sharjah is a city on the Arabian Gulf coast of the United Arab Emirates, distinct from the wider Emirate of Sharjah; the emirate's tourism authority describes Sharjah City as a place of museums, souks and waterfronts. XTOUR maps Sharjah Museums Authority museums, Al Noor Mosque and Al Noor Island in the city; Mleiha and Fossil Rock lie outside it, in the emirate's Central Region.

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