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Pharaoh’s Island
Pharaoh’s Island
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Pharaoh’s Island
Pharaoh's Island is an island in the northern Gulf of Aqaba off the shore of Egypt's eastern Sinai Peninsula. Crusaders built a citadel on the island, which they called Ile de Graye. In December 1170, Saladin conquered the island and reconstructed the citadel which became later Saladin Citadel.
Site Information
Country: Egypt
District: South Sinai Governorate
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: 12th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Crusaders
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Pharaon Island
Date of Submission: 1994
Exact Location
Elevation: 0 m
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