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Discover Fujairah: Fujairah Museum

The Fujairah Museum  is located not far from the fort and the Heritage Village, in the continuity of the date plantations. It presents a brief summary on the history and heritage of the emirate.

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The Fujairah Museum  is located not far from the fort and the Heritage Village, in the continuity of the date plantations. It presents a brief summary on the history and heritage of the emirate.

The small museum, whose infography does not seem to have been refreshed since its opening, remains one of the most consistent in the country on this theme.

The small red stone building has two cannons placed on either side of its front door, and is located at the bottom of an area with parking lots and a large lawn, with a miniature reproduction of Fujairah Fort in the middle.

At the ticket counter, many flyers of the tourist office can be taken away, and a small souvenir shop sells some local handicrafts and products. An L-shaped hallway is devoted to ethnography, highlighting the diversity of the populations living in the region.

The opportunity to discover weapons, utensils, costumes and local folklore as well as the main activities: agriculture, fishing and pottery. Two large halls with imposing hanging chandeliers are devoted to archeology and cover an earlier period beginning 3000 BC. Bronze jewelry, coins, and pottery remains can be seen there. Highlight of the visit, a U-shaped tomb dating back to 2000 BC, transferred inside the museum.

Fujairah includes one of the most important museums that dot the UAE to record history and heritage grandparents through time through the Antiquities found by exploration and archaeologists over the years in areas of Fujairah, where the idea of creating a Museum of Fujairah in the early 1970s to view the acquisition and the first effects clearly indicate the history of the old country and the evolution of life.

Effects are displayed in the Museum tells the story of a rare cultural heritage of people that rolled over the land of Fujairah across thousands of years, dating back to before the birth, Islam and Islamic ages and afterwards, up to the modern era.

The Museum is today one of the most important tourist attractions, enjoy a big turnout by tourists and visitors from inside and outside the State.​

location: Fujairah Museum​

 

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