Meeting point:
Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, Al Shuwaiheen

Tour 04 starts in the neighbourhood of Al Shuwaiheen running parallel to the southern shore of the creek which made up the bulk of Sharjah till the early 1960s, and where we can still see parts of the original city souk and examples of traditional Khaleeji courtyard houses still standing. Then we transect several key urban spaces and projects, including the modern Bank Street buildings, to finish the tour in the lesser-known residential neighbourhood of Um Altaraffa.

Tour Stops:

• Bait Obaid Al Shamsi - Historic

• Bait Al Serkal - Historic

• Souk Al Shanasiyah - Reconstructed (2014)

• Al Hisn Sharjah - Reconstructed (1997)

• Córdoba and Granada buildings (1979)

• Majlis Square - Demolished

• Rolla Clock Tower (1983)

• Rolla Square (1979)

• Formerly British Bank of the Middle East (1972)

• Original Al Qasimiyah School - Demolished

• The Platform (2019)