Trading town of Julfar

Of the four components of the tentative WHS "Trading town of Julfar", I only visited the old town of the Emirate of Ras Al-Khaimah, where the Sheikh Al Quasimi Mosque is located, the National Museum of Ras Al-Khaimah, and the port area.

I visited that area in february 2023 after I had visited another nearby tentative whs site,the Jazīrat al Ḩamrā pearling town.

I took the bus from Jazeera al-Hamra bus stop and got off at the Corniche Al Qasimi bus stop.I walked along the entire beach promenade to the end and then turned left to the National Museum. The beach promenade was pretty empty as the locals usually only go there around 6/7 p.m. when the sun has become milder. But that day it was only moderately hot. There are numerous cafes, fast food shops and other establishments on the promenade .It took me about an hour to walk to the National Museum, which turned out to be only moderately interesting. Lots of human-sized dolls, little didactic work, poorly explained exhibits. From there I walked to the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Salim Al Qasimi Mosque.

The Sheikh Mohammed bin Salem Al Qasimi Mosque, called the Grand Mosque, is one of the oldest and largest mosques in the city of Ras Al Khaimah. This mosque was built by Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr I in the old town of Ras Al Khaimah, which overlooks a high hill on the Arabian Gulf coast and lies north of Fareej Al Ali.