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Built in 1823 as the residence and seat of power of the ruling Al Qasimi family, Al Hisn Fort stands at the centre of Sharjah city as one of the most significant historic structures in the United Arab Emirates. The whitewashed coral-stone and mudbrick fortress served for more than 150 years as the home of successive Sharjah rulers, the centre of government administration and, at various points, a prison and a defensive stronghold guarding the creek and the surrounding settlement. Much of the ori...