Myos Hormos

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Myos Hormos

Myos Hormos was a Red Sea port constructed by the Ptolemies around the 3rd century BC. It is thought to have been located on the present-day site of Quseir al-Quadim (old Quseir), eight kilometres north of the modern town of Al-Qusayr in Egypt.

Site Information

Country: Egypt

District: Red Sea Governorate

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

Site History: 3rd Century BC

Oldest Culture: Ptolemaic

Later Cultures: Roman

Site Features: Ptolemaic & Roman Monuments

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Elevation: 10 m

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World Heitage Sites in Egypt Tentative Lists in Egypt Intangible Heritage in Egypt

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