Bait Al Naboodah — Attraction in Al Gharb

The Museum is located inside a historic house, carefully restored and combines historical exposure with images of everyday life of the past. Some rooms summarize the history of pearl fishing and the wealth that came from the collection of pearls. From the end of the 19th century until the 1930s, Sharjah experienced a period of wealth because the pearl trade was profitable and everyone worked. Then, when pearls began to be cultivated in Japan, prices went down and there was a great crisis, completely overcome only with the discovery of oil. The visit is carried out by visiting the rooms that open onto the courtyard, in some of which the rooms of the past have been reconstructed: a kitchen, a bedroom, other rooms. Then continue to the upper floor, where there was the summer bedroom, designed to be cooler. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. The visit opens reflections on the history of Sharjah and helps to better understand the lives of its...

THIS VERY OLD HOME BELONGS TO AL - NABOODAH A PEARL MERCHANT OFTEN TRADES WITH INDIA, AFRICA ETC..ORIGINAL HOUSE IS BUILD IN 1845 USING CORAL REEF BLOCKS ,MUD,GYPSUM AND PALM LEAVES FOR ROOFING.SMALL WINDOWS TO INSULATE HEAT AND HIGH WIND TOWER FOR CAPTURING WIND AIR IS SEEN.

CORAL FROM SEA BED IS LIGHT,POROUS, HARD AND ALSO GOOD HEAT RESISTANT MATERIAL.THIS BUILDING HAS A INNER COURTYARD WITH TREES AND ALL ROOMS ARE FACING THE COURTYARD WITH A VERANDA .NARROW PASSAGES HELPS MORE SHADES FROM THE WALL..... THE ONLY DIFFERENCE FROM INDIAN - OLD KERALA STYLED NALUKETTU HOUSE AND THE ARABIAN TRADITIONAL HOMES ARE MODIFICATION OF ROOFS.IN KERALA DUE TO HEAVY MONSOON SLOPING TILED ROOF OR TRADITIONAL COCO-PALM THATCHED...

It's a small place that gives you a deep insight into how the bedouin tribe lived (and still currently do), it emphasises the simple things in life, hunting, cooking, eating, sleeping, finding meaning through prayer.

It's a great place to look back into the past and meditate, good for unwinding.

I have given it a 3 star only because one of the constructin workers there, along with an official guide, attempted to touch my baby on the face without either parent's consent, which I found very awkward and uncomfortable. I politely asked them to refrain...