Egypt · 15th century
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 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of Rashid (Rosetta) on the north coast of Egypt. It was originally built by the Mamluks and occupied by the French during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt and Syria between 1798 and 1801. The fort became famous as the place where the Rosetta Stone was found in 1799.
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Fort Julien ranks #1,405 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #10 of the 37 mapped in Egypt. Founded 1470, it is older than 46% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,750 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. See how Egypt compares in the castle statistics.
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