Al Maqta Fort

Al Maqtaa Fort, Al Maqta Tower
UAE, Abu Dhabi
Rating 7.0
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Al Maqta Fort

Al Maqtaa Fort, Al Maqta Tower
UAE, Abu Dhabi
Al Maqta Fort is a local landmark and cultural and military heritage site in Abu Dhabi. It was built of stone and wood to protect the strait and the crossing. Here, about two hundred years ago, valiant warriors repelled the attacks of the invaders. At night, the tower is well illuminated, and it looks great against the backdrop of a modern bridge and skyscrapers.

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Traveled 5 years ago
Rating 7
Next to the White and Gold Sheikh Zayed Mosque is, of course, the Sheikh Zayed Bridge - an unusual design, shaped like the sand dunes of the desert. And below it is the old fort - Al Maqtaa Fort. This is one of the most unique forts in the Emirate, as it was built on the water. He is almost 200 years old, before he placed up to 15 sentinels who monitored the observance of the country's borders - we often passed him, but did not stop on purpose, he is already perfectly visible. This fort is the founding place of the city of Abu Dhabi, which was previously called Abu Zabi (in fact, in honor of this place ("Father of the gazelle"), the whole city was named, because it was there, during the hunt for a gazelle, that a fresh spring was found water, around which a settlement arose, which has now grown to a million-strong city (at the end of 2018, the population of the capital of the Emirates is 1.
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