The Old Fort At The Historic Town of El Quseir
If you follow the coast route south from Hurghada and travel for roughly 1 hour, you will arrive at the town of El Quseir. At the center of the city which continues to be generally unblemished by Egypt's successful holiday maker industry, is the Fort which dates back as far as 16th century.
The Fort was at first built by Sultan Selim I at a time El Quseir was among the most significant ports in Egypt. Together with being an essential part in trade routes, Quseir was the exit point for Hajj travellers on their journey to Mecca.
At the end of the 18th century, the French armed forces under the control of Napoleon took charge of the fort and they held the fort until the Brit compelled them to abandon it 2 years on. It was the begin of a chain of events that saw the British beat Napoleon's military in Egypt later on in the year.
The UK very fast moved on and the subsequent years saw the Fort at El Quseir used as a base by Muhammad Ali Pasha in his wars versus Arabia. In 1869, the Suez Canal began operating connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, the strategic relevance of the fort was seriously reduced. It is working life came to a stop in 1975 after plenty of years operating as a base of the Egyptian Coast Guard.
Right now the Fort at El Quseir is a modest tourist attraction for people taking a Red Sea vacation. The town itself doesn't receive many holiday-makers and the 2 hostels at El Quseir are self contained resorts away from the centre. There's a low entrance charge to gain access to the Fort which has a large amount of exhibits sharing it is past as well as some pieces from the era after Italian investment came to Quseir from a phosphate company.
The Fort was at first built by Sultan Selim I at a time El Quseir was among the most significant ports in Egypt. Together with being an essential part in trade routes, Quseir was the exit point for Hajj travellers on their journey to Mecca.
At the end of the 18th century, the French armed forces under the control of Napoleon took charge of the fort and they held the fort until the Brit compelled them to abandon it 2 years on. It was the begin of a chain of events that saw the British beat Napoleon's military in Egypt later on in the year.
The UK very fast moved on and the subsequent years saw the Fort at El Quseir used as a base by Muhammad Ali Pasha in his wars versus Arabia. In 1869, the Suez Canal began operating connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, the strategic relevance of the fort was seriously reduced. It is working life came to a stop in 1975 after plenty of years operating as a base of the Egyptian Coast Guard.
Right now the Fort at El Quseir is a modest tourist attraction for people taking a Red Sea vacation. The town itself doesn't receive many holiday-makers and the 2 hostels at El Quseir are self contained resorts away from the centre. There's a low entrance charge to gain access to the Fort which has a large amount of exhibits sharing it is past as well as some pieces from the era after Italian investment came to Quseir from a phosphate company.
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Tourism in this part of Egypt is still a fairly new development and El Quseir is a unspoilt Egyptian city which is surely well worth visiting.
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