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Umm al-Quawin Museum, Umm al-Quawin is a major tourist attraction. The very famous museum was earlier a fort which guarded the entrance to the town of Umm al Quwain. Today the fort includes a museum known by the same name. The Umm al-Quawin Museum, Umm al-Quawin was established after the old fort was renovated.

Umm al-Quawin Museum, Umm al-Quawin is better known as the Umm al Quawin fort. The fort was formed by the founder of the Al Mualla Royal Family. After many years the fort was restored once again and opened to the public as a museum. The museum contains various artifacts which were found in the archaeological excavations of Al Door. There is one section of the museum which is known as the Royal Family Heritages Section. This is the most important and the most fascinating section of the museum because it has all sorts of artifacts of the Royal family. Thus the museum is an interesting Tourist Attraction in Umm al-Quawin.

The Royal Family section of the Umm al-Quawin Museum in Umm al-Quawin includes a Ruler's properties room, Documentation room, Al Manshar tower and the Sheikh room. The first room or the Ruler's properties room contains a match lock, two golden swords, gold jewelries and memorial coins. The major attraction in the room is a gold Royal Family Tree. The documentation room has several documents and records of the Royal Family. On visiting the Sheikh Room, you will find that the room is kept as per the Arabic tradition. The room has an Al Mandoos or a traditional Arabic box mainly used for keeping clothes. This box is decorated with metals. There is also a double bed made of Saj wood. You will also find a money storing box called the Bashtakhtah and a small Majlis where the Sheikh brought his friends. The Majlis is more like a Diwan where the Sheikh received his guests.

There are a whole lot of other things to see at the Umm al-Quawin Museum, Umm al-Quawin. The museum has several other sections like a marine life room, a weapon room, a profession room or folklore, a kitchen, a prison and a medbassah. There is also a traditional room called Areesh. All these rooms are full of articles and other goods that were used by the Royal family. You can come to this site through the Umm al Quawin Tours.

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