Built in 1891 to protect Al Ain's date palm plantations and water sources, Al Jahili Fort is the largest fort in the UAE and one of the best-preserved examples of traditional Emirati defensive architecture, its round watchtower now housing an exhibition on the life of explorer Wilfred Thesiger.

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