Citadel of Qaitbay

The Citadel of Qaitbay (or the Fort of Qaitbay; Arabic: قلعة قايتباي) is a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, on Pharos Island in Alexandria, Egypt. It was built from 1477 to 1479 AD (882–884 AH) by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qaitbay. The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of the northern tip of Pharos Island at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour.

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Citadel of Qaitbay ranks #305 of 3,734 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 16 mapped in Egypt. Founded 1477, it is older than 50% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 193 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how Egypt compares in the castle statistics.

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