Al Qawasim

National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah

Restored 18th-century mud-brick Al Qawasim Fort housing the National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah at golden hour: tan and beige weathered traditional walls with crenellated battlements, a single round watchtower, a carved wooden door, and low desert scrub framing the foreground
The National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah occupies the 18th-century Al Qawasim Fort in RAK's old town — a former ruling-family residence converted into a museum in 1987. Its galleries cover 7,000 years of regional history, with strengths in Bronze Age archaeology, the pearling economy, and Qawasim maritime power.
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