Fakhro House — Attraction in Muharraq Island

Fakhro House was the luxury residence of Yousif Abdurrahman Fakhro, a successful timber and boat merchant at the height of the pearling boom. The original scale and rich detail of Fakhro House invites comparisons to the elaborate houses built by the grand pearl merchants (tijar al-lu’lu), and also offers a unique example of a family home that in early land reclamation practices gradually expanded into the sea as need required.

The owner of a fleet of up to 50 boats, Yousif Abdurrahman Fakhro had his own dock adjacent to his residence, and could watch his fleet landing and departing from the windows of his private apartment and from his...

Fakhro House was the luxury residence of Yousif Abdurrahman Fakhro, a timber and boat merchant at the height of the pearling boom. Now it's donated to the government and beautifully preserved as a museum for the future...

بيت عائلة فخرو كان مكان إقامة السيد يوسف بن عبد الرحمّن فخرو، تاجر الخشب ومواد البناء وصناعة السّفن في زمن ازدهار اللّؤلؤ. البيت جميل جدا ببناءه القديم ، الذي ما زال محافظ على اصالته وهو عبارة عن قسمين يضم باحة كبيره . البيت حاليا في طور التجديد والصيانه...