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Citadel of Qaitbay

This Citadel was originally built by the Ottoman Empire (876-884) A.H and occupied by the French during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt and Syria between 1798-1801. It stood on the left bank of the Nile a couple of kilometres north-east of Rashid (Rosetta) on the north coast of Egypt.

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Uploaded on October 12, 2015
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