Al Manama Region:
It is situated on a leveled land full with rough pebbles & there are some spots of agricultural land available in this region like Munsat Valley, al Safsaf & Boay al Nakhil valley which is located between Ashqar mountain & Ben Alwah Mountain. It's about 60 km. to the east of Ajman city where there is an adjacent road to the region which is also the main road going to Fujairah through Sharjah.

Masfout Region:
It is about 130 km. far from Ajman to eastern south & includes Sasfout city, Mzairea & Sabeigah towns. The inhabitants descend from the tribes known as Bodawat & Bany Kaab deeply rooted in the area. The area is composed of fascinating scenery mainly calcium stone mountains extending to the Sultanate of Oman. Across these mountains there are valleys with high fertile arable soil & running water during winter as well as summer. There are valleys like Leshn, Gulfa, Leem, Defdhaa, Al Khanfareyah, Al Swamer & Hadf valley. Because of these valleys the area is considered to be an agricultural area in the region.

Ajman Fort:

The fort is believed to have been built in the late eighteenth century. Local materials such as coral stones of the sea and gypsum were used in building this Fort, special tree trunks brought from East Africa were used for its ceiling. In 1820 the Fort, like all other citadels and forts in the Northern Emirates, was shelled by the British war ships. The Fort was destroyed but it was rebuilt by Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid I ( 1803-1838).

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the Fort witnessed restoration and addition processes. It remained as residence place of the Ruling Family until the year 1970 when H.H. the late Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaim (1920-1981) moved to live in Al Zaher Palace and the Fort became the headquarters of Ajman Police during the period (1970-1981). In the late 1980s H.H. Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Ajman, gave his directives to restore the Fort in order to change it in to a museum for Emirates heritage. The restoration process, which was under the supervision of a group of experts, lasted for three years.

Description of the Fort

After World War II, Mr. Remond Aushia, the agent of the British Airways in Sharjah, visited the fort and wrote a detailed article describing the fort in his book “kings of sands”. That visit came as a result of an invitation extended to him by the Ruler of Ajman, the late Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi. The article was wntitled “A Fishing Trip in the Hospitable Reception of Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid”. He said in his article: “The Palace is a great building which attracts attention. There is a huge arch built on two stands on top of its large gate.

All these were made of dark honey-coloured sand stones. It is one of the most beautiful citadels in Ajman. It is supported by high towers which look like the crusade Citadels in the wall of AKKA in Palestine. Two of these tower were in a direction towards the south. The architecture of the palace was common in the seventeenth century. They looked like battlements because of the unstable conditions of war which prevailed in the desert during that period. The people of Ajman are well known for their heroism throughout the whole region and they are true warriors.

When we walked outside the gate, we looked at it carefully. We noticed that it did not suit the huge palace. It looked as if it were a crack in the wall. I realized that the reason was strategic and defensive. The other open huge gate in the western wall had increased its weight. The wall above it was about thirty feet high with a balcony that had firm windows. Behind it, there was the women’s dwelling. There was an old copper mortar in front of that gate. That mortar was used for bombs which weighed no more that twelve wiqiya (2 wiqiya about one pound). The mortar used to be placed on the walls but now it has no role except decoration. It was made in Portugal and it was still standing on its old wooden wheels. The walls of the fort looked old and dark and the gypsum was beginning to fall down, still the fort had a spectacular view.