 The fort houses a museum, operated by the Ministry of Tourism, which has exhibits of historic guns, and the fort also hosts a weekly goat market.The fort, also known as Husn Al Heem, was named after the state of Nakhal that exists above the old village of Nakhl.It has a history which dates back to the pre-Islamic period when it was originally built by the Sassanids as a bulwark against incursions by Arab tribes.