The El Qoseir Fort is an Ottoman fort located in El Qoseir, Egypt. The fort was built on the recommendation of Sinan Pasha in the late 16th century, and it saw notable use during the Napoleonic era. It is a museum in the modern period.
Description Sinan Pasha suggested the construction of a fort at El Qoseir for the purposes of providing security for the local town. However, according to archeologist Charles Le Quesne, Sinan Pasha might have had additional strategic intentions given the Ottoman conflicts in Yemen at the time. The fort would have also provided security for traveling pilgrims.
In the 1770s, about two hundred years after the foundation of the fort, poet Eyles Irwin visited,Le Quesne, 2007, p. 39 and he provided the following description:
In the 1790s, Napoleon's army occupied the fort and resisted a siege by British naval forces. The fort was rebuilt and then abandoned by the French. Later occupants included the Egyptian Army. By World War II, the town began to expand around the fort which had only rested on the edge of the town up until that time.Le Quesne, 2007, p. 14 The fort is a museum in the modern period, and it currently houses a replica of a historical dhow provided by a heritage program of the Red Sea Governorate.
Architecture The fort contains a tower and barracks.
See also
List of Egyptian castles, forts, fortifications and city walls Ottoman architecture in Egypt
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