Ottoman Fortress
Al Quseir, EGplace
About
This small fortress was built in 1571 to provide Ottoman troops with control to the port and therefore passage to Mecca. Modified several times by the French and then by the British, who permanently altered the fortress by firing some 6000 cannonballs upon it during a heated battle in the 19th century, it was used until 1975 by the Egyptian coast guard. A recent renovation has made it the best sight in town.
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Station: 258n344e · 24.6 km away · 153m
Sharia Al Gomhurriyya, Al Quseir
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