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  • Abu Qir Castle

  • Abu Qir Castle

    Abu Qir Castle is an Islamic castle that was used as a state prison by Muhammad Ali in the early 19th century. It is located in Abu Qir town in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt.
    Archaeological Site
    Abu Qir Castle
    by Roland Unger, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 1 m

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    Abu Qir Castle

    Archaeological Site

     

     

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Egypt

    Alexandria

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    19th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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