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Fort Julien, with an Egyptian Boat, 1803. 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 on the north coast of Egypt.
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, [ 58 ] along with indications of exotic imports such as olive oil and wine.
Archaeologists found a 3,000-year-old fort in the Egyptian desert with weapons, food storage, and a bronze sword inscribed with Ramesses II.
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Inside view from NE, looking down from the walls. The Aqaba Castle or Aqaba Fort (Arabic: قلعة العقبة, romanized: Qalʿat al-ʿAqaba), also known as the Mamluk Castle of Aqaba, Jordan, is a Mamluk and Ottoman fortified caravanserai on the pilgrimage route to Mecca and Medina which, in its current form, dates back mainly to the 16th century.
Archaeologists found a 3,000-year-old fort in the Egyptian desert with weapons, food storage, and a bronze sword inscribed with Ramesses II.
The siege of Fort Julien was a military engagement that took place during the French Revolutionary Wars as part of the French campaign in Egypt and Syria from 8 to 19 April 1801. The action was between a British and Ottoman force numbering 2,000 men and a besieged French force of 300 men.
Unlike other animal burial sites in Egypt, at Berenike none of the animals were mummified [6] and no humans were buried within the animal necropolis. [11] [6] Most of the animals were positioned carefully and intentionally in well-prepared pits. Many were shrouded in textiles or mats or covered by amphora fragments or wooden beams.