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  • Al-Arish Castle

  • Al-Arish Castle

    Al-Arish Castle is a defensive fortifications constructed by the Ottoman Empire in 1560 AD. It is located in the Egyptian city of Arish.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, North Sinai archaeological Sites Zone.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Al-Arish Castle
    by Zeadanany, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Al-Arish Castle

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    1994

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Egypt

    North Sinai

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    16th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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