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  • Citadel of Qaytbay

  • Citadel of Qaytbay

    Citadel of Qaytbay is a historic defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, in Alexandria, Egypt. It was built in 1477 AD by the Mamluk sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Citadel of Qaytbay
    by Ahnaf Saber, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Citadel of Qaytbay

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2003

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Egypt

    Alexandria

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    15th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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