Fujairah Fort is one of the most important and largest forts in the Emirate of Fujairah. It is distinguished by its location on an elevated hill in the old part of Fujairah, standing approximately 20 metres above sea level and overlooking both the sea and the entire city. The fort is located about 2 kilometres from the coastline.

Its architectural design differs significantly from the conventional designs of other forts in the UAE. It consists of three circular towers, a fourth square tower, and a long structure with a tower-like cross-section. These buildings are connected by walls between the towers, forming a central courtyard. This irregular design is one of the fort’s distinctive features, resulting from the uneven shapes of the rocks on which it was built.

The fort was constructed using locally available materials, including stone, gravel, mud, straw, and sarooj (traditional gypsum plaster).

A chemical analysis using radioactive carbon-14 dating established that the fort was originally built between 1500 and 1550 AD and reconstructed between 1650 and 1700 AD. Its first restoration took place in 1925, followed by another restoration in the mid-1960s after the northern tower and the square tower collapsed. Between 1998 and 2000, the Department of Heritage and Antiquities carried out a comprehensive restoration of the fort and its towers, using the same materials employed in its original construction.