Many buildings in Egypt can be put under the classification of castles, citadels, forts, and fortifications.

List by age

Pharaonic

Lower Egypt

* Fortification of MemphisAncient Egypt military architecture
/ref> * Fort of Walls of the Prince (inebw heka), Eastern Delta. * Fortress of Wadi Natrun, western Delta. *

Rhakotis Rhacotis (Egyptian: ''r-ꜥ-qd(y)t'', Greek ''Ῥακῶτις''; also romanized as Rhakotis) was the name for a city on the northern coast of Egypt at the site of Alexandria. Classical sources from the Greco-Roman era in both Ancient Greek and th ...

fort,

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

Tahpanhes Tahpanhes or Tehaphnehes; he, תַּחְפַּנְחֵס, translit=Taḥpanḥēs or he, תְּחַפְנְחֵס, translit=Tǝḥafnǝḥēs; known by the Ancient Greeks as the ( Pelusian) Daphnae ( grc, Δάφναι αἱ Πηλούσιαι) ...

fort or Castle of the Jew's Daughter * Heliopolis Fortifications.

Middle Egypt

Pi-Sekhemkheperre Pi-Sekhemkheperre or Per-Sekhemkheperre, was an ancient Egyptian stronghold. Its name means ''"The estate of Sekhemkheperre"'', a reference to Sekhemkheperre Osorkon I, the pharaoh of the early 22nd Dynasty who founded the fortress during his r ...

, near Herakleopolis Magna

Upper Egypt

Kom el-Ahmar Hebenu is an ancient Egyptian city. It was the early capital of the 16th Upper Egyptian Nome. The modern village of Kom el Ahmar (Minya Governorate) is built on the site where the ancient city stood. See also * List of ancient Egyptian towns ...

(

Hierakonpolis Nekhen ( egy, nḫn, ); in grc, Ἱεράκων πόλις Hierakonpolis ( either: City of the Hawk, or City of the Falcon, a reference to Horus or ''Hierakōn polis'' "Hawk City" in arz, الكوم الأحمر, el-Kōm el-Aḥmar, lit=the ...

) fortifications * Fortress of

Abydos Abydos may refer to: *Abydos, a progressive metal side project of German singer Andy Kuntz * Abydos (Hellespont), an ancient city in Mysia, Asia Minor * Abydos (''Stargate''), name of a fictional planet in the '' Stargate'' science fiction universe ...

Shunet ez Zebib Shunet El Zebib (Arabic:شونة الزبيب lit. "raisin barn" or "storage of the raisins"), alternatively named Shuneh and Middle Fort, is a large mudbrick structure located at Abydos in Upper Egypt. The edifice dates to the Second Dynasty (c ...

forts near Abydos *

Medinet Habu Medinet Habu ( ar, مدينة هابو; Egyptian: ''Tjamet'' or ''Djamet''; cop, ''Djeme'' or ''Djemi'') is an archaeological locality situated near the foot of the Theban Hills on the West Bank of the River Nile opposite the modern city of Lux ...

New Kingdom fortification * El-Kab fortifications * Thebes fortifications.Tandamane works
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Sinai

The Way of Horus ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

coastal forts,

Sinai Sinai commonly refers to: * Sinai Peninsula, Egypt * Mount Sinai, a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt * Biblical Mount Sinai, the site in the Bible where Moses received the Law of God Sinai may also refer to: * Sinai, South Dakota, a place ...

* Tharu castle,

* Qantara East fort,

* Kolsum castle, SuezNiebuhr travels * Boto Fort of

Seti I Menmaatre Seti I (or Sethos I in Greek) was the second pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt during the New Kingdom period, ruling c.1294 or 1290 BC to 1279 BC. He was the son of Ramesses I and Sitre, and the father of Ramesses II. The ...

, (Qatia area),

.Said Aly ''Sinai, the Meaning and Importance'' * Tell-Huba Fortress,

Pelusium Pelusium ( Ancient Egyptian: ; cop, /, romanized: , or , romanized: ; grc, Πηλουσιον, Pēlousion; la, Pēlūsium; Arabic: ; Egyptian Arabic: ) was an important city in the eastern extremes of Egypt's Nile Delta, 30 km to ...

Fort, * Tharu city fortifications.

Western Desert

Siwa Oasis The Siwa Oasis ( ar, واحة سيوة, ''Wāḥat Sīwah,'' ) is an urban oasis in Egypt; between the Qattara Depression and the Great Sand Sea in the Western Desert (Egypt), Western Desert, 50 km (30 mi) east of the Libyan Egypt–Li ...

fortification, Western desert of Egypt QasrAllamTop

* QasrAllam fort

Nubia

* The ancient castle at Buhen * Fort of Kubban,

Nubia Nubia () (Nobiin: Nobīn, ) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile (just south of Aswan in southern Egypt) and the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sudan), or ...

* Semna fortificationEgyptian Fortresses in Nubia
* Kumma fort *

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Fort * Uronarti fort *

Mirgissa Mirgissa (originally Iken) was a settlement in Northern state, Sudan. Situated at the 2nd cataract in Wadi Halfa, it contained one of the largest fortresses in Nubia. In the time of Thutmose II, 250 to 450 people inhabited the area. The first E ...

fort * Shalfak fort *

Askut Askut (also known in ancient Egypt as Djer-Setiu) was an ancient Egyptian island fortress in the Middle Kingdom on the Nile, which was built for the purpose of securing the border to Nubia. Since the completion of the Aswan High Dam, the island has ...

fort * Senusret I-III seventeen south fortresses. *

Dabenarti Dabenarti is an island in Sudan, situated in the middle of the Nile near the 2nd cataract. It is close to Mirgissa, from its east wall, and about south of the Buhen fortress. A fortress on the island was attributed to the Egyptian Nubian period. ...

fort * Faras Fort *

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Fort.

Persian

* Persian fort of Rhakortis, North coast

Greco-Roman

Cairo

* Fort Babylon,

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

Delta

* Naucratis Greek fort

Kharga Oasis

* Ain Umm Dabadib fort, Kharga Oasis.Kharga Oasis
/ref> * El Deir fort, Kharga Oasis. * Qasr el Labeka fort, Kharga Oasis. * Qasr Sumaria fort, Kharga Oasis. * Qasr el Geb fort, Kharga Oasis. * Al-Haiz fort,

Bahariya Oasis El-Wahat el-Bahariya or el-Bahariya ( ar, الواحات البحرية "''El-Wāḥāt El-Baḥrīya''", "the Northern Oases"); is a Depression (geology), depression and a naturally rich oasis in the Western Desert (Egypt), Western Desert of Egypt ...

. * Nadura fort, Kharga Oasis * Qasr el-Ghueita fort, Kharga Oasis * Qasr el-Zayyan fort, Kharga Oasis

Red Sea

* Castellum of Badia, Gebel Abu Dukhan, near Hurghada,

Red Sea The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T ...

Porphyrite
/ref> * Abu Sha'ar Fort,

Fayoum

* Temple of Stones fort, Fayoum. * Der el Memun, fort where

Anthony the Great Anthony the Great ( grc-gre, Ἀντώνιος ''Antṓnios''; ar, القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; la, Antonius; ; c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356), was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is d ...

lived, across from Faiyum.

Lower Egypt

* Al-Heita fort, Eastern desert,

Qena Qena ( ar, قنا ' , locally: ; cop, ⲕⲱⲛⲏ ''Konē'') is a city in Upper Egypt, and the capital of the Qena Governorate. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, it was known in antiquity as Kaine (Greek Καινή, meaning "new (city)"; ...

Sinai

Saint Catherine's Monastery Saint Catherine's Monastery ( ar, دير القدّيسة كاترين; grc-gre, Μονὴ τῆς Ἁγίας Αἰκατερίνης), officially the Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Katherine of the Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai, ...

fortification,

Mount Sinai Mount Sinai ( he , הר סיני ''Har Sinai''; Aramaic: ܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܝܢܝ ''Ṭūrāʾ Dsyny''), traditionally known as Jabal Musa ( ar, جَبَل مُوسَىٰ, translation: Mount Moses), is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is ...

in the Sinai Peninsula (by

Justinian Justinian I (; la, Iustinianus, ; grc-gre, Ἰουστινιανός ; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565. His reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized ''renovat ...

I 548–565)

North coast

fortifications *

Taposiris Magna Taposiris Magna is a city established by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus between 280 and 270 BC. The name means "great tomb of Osiris", which Plutarch identifies with an Egyptian temple in the city. After Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 3 ...

Fortress,

Islamic

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

Cairo Citadel The Citadel of Cairo or Citadel of Saladin ( ar, قلعة صلاح الدين, Qalaʿat Salāḥ ad-Dīn) is a medieval Islamic-era fortification in Cairo, Egypt, built by Salah ad-Din (Saladin) and further developed by subsequent Egyptian ruler ...

, Mukkattam, Cairo * Ayyubid Cairo City Fortification *

Gates of Cairo The Gates of Cairo were gates at portals in the city walls of medieval Islamic Cairo, within the present day city of Cairo, Egypt. The city of Cairo was founded in 969 CE by Gawhar al-Siqilli, as the new royal city of the Fatimid Caliphate, w ...

* Al Fustat city walls

Alexandria

Citadel of Qaitbay The Citadel of Qaitbay (or the Fort of Qaitbay; ar, قلعة قايتباي) is a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, in Alexandria, Egypt. It was built from 1477 to 1479 AD (882–884 AH) by Sultan Al-Ash ...

, Alexandria * Fortification of Bab Rosetta,

* Qaitbey Citadel,

Rosetta Rosetta or Rashid (; ar, رشيد ' ; french: Rosette ; cop, ϯⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ ''ti-Rashit'', Ancient Greek: Βολβιτίνη ''Bolbitinē'') is a port city of the Nile Delta, east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Ro ...

(known as

Fort Julien Fort Julien (or, in some sources, ''Fort Rashid'') (Arabic: طابية رشيد) is a fort located on the left or west bank of the Nile about north-west of Rashid (Rosetta) on the north coast of Egypt. It was originally built by the Ottoman Em ...

)

Red Sea & Eastern desert

* Quseir Castle

Sinai

Salah El-Din castle The Salah El-Din Castle is located on Pharaoh's Island in northwestern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt.Said Aly ''Sinai, the meaning and importance'' The castle is composed from two parts (Northern and Southern). History It has been claimed t ...

Pharaoh's Island Pharaoh's Island ( ar, جزيرة فرعون ''Jazīrat Fir‘aun''), whose current popular name is Coral Island, is a small island in the northern Gulf of Aqaba some east off the shore of Egypt's eastern Sinai Peninsula. Some scholars identif ...

, Sinai Sinai castles
* Nweiba' Castle * Qalaat Al-Gindi,

Ras Sedr Ras Sedr (Also spelled: Ras Sidr, Ras Sudr, or Ras Sudar; ar, راس سدر) is an Egyptian town located on the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea coast. It is a part of the South Sinai Governorate, and consists of three areas: Wadi Sidr, Abu Sidr an ...

Photo of Qalaat Al-Gindi
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/ref> * Al-Arish citadel * Nakhl citadelDescription of Nakhl Fortress
/ref> * Farma citadel * El Tina castle, North SinaiEl Tina castle
/ref>

Western desert

Siwa oasis The Siwa Oasis ( ar, واحة سيوة, ''Wāḥat Sīwah,'' ) is an urban oasis in Egypt; between the Qattara Depression and the Great Sand Sea in the Western Desert (Egypt), Western Desert, 50 km (30 mi) east of the Libyan Egypt–Li ...

fort * Shali fortified village,

Modern Egypt

Cairo

Alexandria & North coast

Fort. *

Agami Agami ( arz, العجمى ', mostly shortened to , ;, ) is a city in the Alexandria Governorate of Egypt. west of Alexandria, the town is a popular destination for both local Alexandrians and tourists in Giza and Cairo. Overview The city sta ...

Fort,

(by French occupation) *

Abu Qir Abu Qir ( ar, ابو قير, ''Abu Qīr'', or , ), formerly also spelled Abukir or Aboukir, is a town on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, near the ruins of ancient Canopus and northeast of Alexandria by rail. It is located on Abu Qir Penins ...

Castle (was used by Mohammed Ali as a prison)

Western Desert

* Mersa Matruh Fortifications (1941 AD) * Sidi Barrani Fortifications (1941 AD) *

Alam el Halfa The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between 30 August and 5 September 1942 south of El Alamein during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. '' Panzerarmee Afrika'' (''Generalfeldmarschall'' Erwin Rommel), attempted an envelopme ...

Fortifications (1941 AD) *

Sollum Sallum ( ar, السلوم, translit=as-Sallūm various transliterations include ''El Salloum'', ''As Sallum'' or ''Sollum'') is a harbourside village or town in Egypt. It is along the Egypt/Libyan short north–south aligned coast of the Mediterra ...

fortified base camp (1941 AD) * Halfaya Pass Fortification (1941 AD) * Bir-Hakeim fort (1942 AD)

Sinai

* Al-

Arish ʻArish or el-ʻArīsh ( ar, العريش ' , ''Hrinokorura'') is the capital and largest city (with 164,830 inhabitants ) of the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt, as well as the largest city on the entire Sinai Peninsula, lying on the Mediter ...

castle *

Sharm El-Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh ( ar, شرم الشيخ, ), commonly abbreviated to Sharm, is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 53,670 ...

fortification by Egypt (1954 AD) * Castle Zaman, Sinai Castle Zaman
/ref>

Suez canal

* Adgerud castle, Suez. * Kolsum castle, Suez. * Bar Lev Line ** Fort Lahtzanit **

Fort Budapest The Battles of Fort Budapest ( he, מעוז בודפשט) refer to two attempts by the Egyptian Army to capture Fort Budapest, part of the Bar Lev Line during the Yom Kippur War. The first attempt took place at noon on October 6, 1973, with t ...

Red Sea & Eastern Desert

Green Island (Egypt) Green Island ( ar, الجزيرة الخضراء)Transliterated as: / / / is a small (145 m long x 50 m) artificial island in the Red Sea at the southern mouth of the Suez Canal. History Green Island was a fortress built by the British Army ( ...

Fortification, Red Sea (1969 AD) *

Shadwan Shadwan () is a barren rocky island 30 miles southwest of the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Sinai Peninsula and 20 miles northeast of El Gouna. It is the largest of a group of islands in the mouth of the Gulf of Suez in the northern Red ...

island fortifications, Red Sea (1960s AD)

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Western Desert

* Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham, a Ramesside fort near the Libyan coast where trade goods were found. For example, cakes of Egyptian blue pigment, brought there for export, were found, along with indications of exotic imports such as olive oil and wine.

Alexandria

* Qaitbey Castle. * Fort Pharos *

Fort Silsileh A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

Fort Adda A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

* Fort Ras-el-Tin *

Fort Marabout A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

* Fort Adjemi * Marza-el-Kana *

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Fort Kamaria A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

* Fort Om Qabeba *

Fort Saleh Aga A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

Rosetta Rosetta or Rashid (; ar, رشيد ' ; french: Rosette ; cop, ϯⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ ''ti-Rashit'', Ancient Greek: Βολβιτίνη ''Bolbitinē'') is a port city of the Nile Delta, east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Ro ...

Port Said Port Said ( ar, بورسعيد, Būrsaʿīd, ; grc, Πηλούσιον, Pēlousion) is a city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal. With an approximate population of 6 ...

El Gamil El Gamil ( ar, الجميل; also called Gamil or El Gamīl; Romanized Arabic: Ṭâbiyet el-Gamîl) is a fortress with an airfield in Port Said Governorate, Egypt. It was the landing site of British paratroopers in the 1956 Suez Crisis. Suez Cr ...

Damietta

* Ezzbet El-Borg Defensive tower. * Urabi Fort. * Old Damietta city wall & Fortifications.

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castles, forts, fortifications and citadels

* 13th century BC The

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coastal & Sinai forts. * 13th century BC Tharu castle. * 13th century BC Boto Fort (by

), (Qatia area),

. * 13th century BC Tel Habwa Fort (by

), (Qantara area),

* 13th century BC Tel Kadwa Fort,

* 13th century BC Tel Al Hebr Fort,

* 13th century BC Kharouba Fort,

* 13th century BC Baer Al-Abd Fort,

* Unknown time Pharonic El Tina castle, Beer Al Abd, North Sinai * Circa 100 BC Ptolemaic Fort of Tal Abou Sayfi, South of Qantara Sharq city. * 200 AD Roman Fort of Tal Abou Sayfi, South of Qantara Sharq city (by Emperor Maximinus Thrax). * Unknown time Roman Lahfen castle near Al-

. * Saint Catherine's Monastery fortification, Mount Sinai, Sinai Peninsula. * 640 AD

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(

) citadel. * 7th century AD

's Strasini Fort, Tel Felosiyia, near

. * 7th century AD

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Roman fort, on

Bardawil Lake Bardawil ( ar, بحيرة البردويل ''Buḥayrat al-Bardawīl'' or سبخة البردويل ''Sabḵat al-Bardawīl''), is a large, very saline lagoon nearby the protected area of Zaranik (also known for diversities of insects and w ...

lake, North

. * Unknown time Byzantine fort, qaseema, Hosna, Middle

. * Unknown time Al-Mohammadyia Arabic Fort, Beer Al Abd, North

. * 1115 AD Al-Soubak Fort (by

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), Wadi Araba. * 1116 Ad Aiyla fort (by

), Aiyla city, Aqaba bay. * 1116 AD Pharaoh Island Fort (by

), Aqaba bay. * 1117 AD Wadi Musa fort (by

). * 1181 AD Aiyla Island Castle (by Ayyobids). * 1182 AD

Sedr,

. * 1184 AD Qalaat Al-Gindi (by Saladin),

. * 1184 AD

, Taba (Pharaoh Island), Sinai. * 1516 AD Al-Arish citadel (by Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri). * 1516 AD Al-Baghla fort (by Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri). * 1516 AD Naqab Al-Aqaba Fort(by Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri). * 1516 AD An-Nakhl Fortress (by Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri). * 1799 AD Qatiyah Fort, West of sinai (by General Lograng of

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Army). * 1799 Siege of El Arish Castle * 1893 Nuweiba Castle. * 1910s Turkish Fortifications at Hosna, middle Sinai. * 1910s Turkish Fortifications at Al-

Castle, North Sinai. * 1910s Turkish Fortifications at

Nekhel Nekhel ( ar, نِخِل ; also spelled and pronounced ''Nakhl '' ) is the capital of Nekhel Municipality of North Sinai Governorate, Sinai Peninsula, Sinai, Egypt. It is located in the heart of Sinai Peninsula, Sinai Peninsula along th ...

, Sinai. * 1910s Turkish Fortifications at Salah El Din Castle, South Sinai. * 1960s & 1970s Egyptian Defensive fortifications built by Egyptian Armed forces during the Attrition war on the Western bank of

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& Bar Lev Line of fortifications on Eastern side of

Suez Canal The Suez Canal ( arz, قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ, ') is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The long canal is a popular ...

(by Israel occupation forces). * 1990s Touristic Castle Zaman, Sinai * Unknown time Ain al Qudairat Fort, Hosna,

North Sinai North Sinai Governorate ( ar, محافظة شمال سيناء ') is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in the north-eastern part of the country, and encompasses the northern half of the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered in the north b ...

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Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

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Rosetta Rosetta or Rashid (; ar, رشيد ' ; french: Rosette ; cop, ϯⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ ''ti-Rashit'', Ancient Greek: Βολβιτίνη ''Bolbitinē'') is a port city of the Nile Delta, east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Ro ...

Port Said Port Said ( ar, بورسعيد, Būrsaʿīd, ; grc, Πηλούσιον, Pēlousion) is a city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal. With an approximate population of 6 ...

Damietta

Sinai Sinai commonly refers to: * Sinai Peninsula, Egypt * Mount Sinai, a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt * Biblical Mount Sinai, the site in the Bible where Moses received the Law of God Sinai may also refer to: * Sinai, South Dakota, a place ... castles, forts, fortifications and citadels

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