MuseumHistoric siteFree entry
Al Jahili Fort
Al Ain's 1890s mud-brick fort — a round tower and a Wilfred Thesiger exhibition.
- Address
- Al Mutawaa, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi
- Time to allow
- 60 min
What's special
- ★1890s mud-brick fort
- ★Round stepped tower
- ★Wilfred Thesiger exhibition
- ★Free entry
One of the UAE's largest forts, built in the 1890s to protect the palm groves and trade routes. A round stepped tower, an inner courtyard and a permanent exhibition of photographs by the British explorer Wilfred Thesiger.
Tips
Entry is free. Closed Mondays; Fridays open only from 15:00. The courtyard is beautifully lit in the evening.
Opening hours
- Tue
- 09:00-17:00
- Wed
- 09:00-17:00
- Thu
- 09:00-17:00
