It is believed that the fort was used by the Omanis during their brief occupation of Bahrain in 1800, and it is located adjacent to the strategic waterways between Bahrain Island and Muharraq Island The canon found on top of the Fort's South Bastion pointed directly down the narrow entrance channel, formed by reefs on either side of it, that leads into Muharram Bay.
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In the 3rd century AD, the Sassanids succeeded the Parthians and held the area until the arrival of Islam four centuries later . ( or Satiran The southern province of the Sassanids was subdivided into three districts; Haggar ( now al-Hafuf province, Saudi Arabia ), Batan Ardashir ( now al-Qatif province, Saudi Arabia ), and Mishmahig ( now Bahrain Island ).
