Fortress
El Qoseir Fort
🇪🇬 Egypt
The El Qoseir Fort is an Ottoman fort located in El Qoseir, Egypt. The fort was built on the recommendation of Sinan Pasha in the late 16th century, and it saw notable use during the Napoleonic era. It is a museum in the modern period.
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El Qoseir Fort ranks #4,137 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 26 mapped in Egypt. See how Egypt compares in the castle statistics.
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