Al-Bithnah Fort

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Al Bithnah was built around 1735 to control the strategic area of Fujairah and protect the city from attackers. So perfectly positioned was the fort that up until a new road was built in the 1970s, traffic still had to pass under its watchful eye. Constructed from stone, mud-brick, adobe, and palm-wood, Fujairah’s second largest fort offers a nice look at traditional architecture, but is otherwise empty.