Umair M.
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Al-Ghus House is part of the Pearling path – which was a pearl diver house -, is thought to have been built by a boat captain (nukhidah), a captain’s second-in-command, or perhaps a master boat builder in the first decade of the 20th century and is said to have been inhabited and used by related divers.
Al-Ghus house was originally located at the seashore, overlooking the sea passage that provided crucial access to the formerly tidal island of Bu Mahir (Halat Bu Mahir), Bu Mahir fort (Qal’at Bu Mahir) and the outer harbour. It is a simple single-storey structure, initially of three enclosed rooms and an open colonnade (liwan) arranged around a central courtyard.