The stories indicate that it was built in the seventh century AH / thirteenth century AD or the beginning of the eighth century, and it is located at the southern end of the State of Sohar, on the site of the ruins of old houses not on the ancient fortresses, the fortress was a center and a military fortress for the leaders who controlled Sohar from the Pyramids, the Portuguese, the Yarabis and the Bosaids. It was also the center of political and administrative power from its inception until the early eighties of the twentieth century.
The fort is a rectangular building with high walls, it has a height of about 120 m and a width of about 70 m. The fort is located on the upper part of the northern corner and it has a diameter of about 12.7 fortressr has a stronghold at its entrance. It is about 15.3 meters long, 3.8 meters wide and about 8 meters wide. , its walls thickness is about 1.7 m and it has five openings for the guns, perhaps the tower in the north side next to the entrance was one of two towers guarding the entrance to the fortress.m in its upper part at the surface. Its base is about 13 meters.
The fort is characterized by a high tower of three floors. Some sayings also indicate that until recently era there was a tower, which was about 54 meters from the sea. It may be one of the components or a fortrness of the sea wall, and ot was built by the burned bricks, where Sohar knew by this industry long ago, and many of the military commanders, who occupied it, were impressed by the fortress for its greatness and strength.
It is noteworthy that Imam Nasser bin Murshid al-Yaraibi introduced some amendments in 1024 AH / 1640 AD, and Imam Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi added some towers, and it was also renovated by the governor Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hilal in 1320 and renewed during the reign of Sultan Said bin Timor In 1958, recently it was restored in the glowing era of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, may God preserve him, and after the restoration of Sohar Fort converted parts of the fortress rooms to a museum specialized in the history of Sohar from the beginning of the first to form this area until the present time, and it was opened to visitors.