Ras Al Khaimah. The old renovated fortress at Ras Al Khaimah now the national museum. The fortress overlooks the Arabian Sea also known as the Persian Gulf and the strategic shipping lanes through the Straits of Hormuz

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The old but renovated fortress of Ras Al Khaimah now the museum as it was in 1998

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Size: 6000px × 4843px
Location: Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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