El-‘Abd Fort
El-‘Abd Fort is a coast guard station in Beheira, Egypt.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Julien.
Fort Julien
Castle
Photo: Hossametsh20, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Julien is a fort located on the left or west bank of the Nile about 5 kilometres north-west of Rashid on the north coast of Egypt. It was originally built by the Mamluks and occupied by the French during Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt and Syria between 1798 and 1801. Fort Julien is situated 3 km east of El-‘Abd Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosetta.
Rosetta
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosetta or Rashid is a port city of the Nile Delta, 65 km east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Rosetta Stone was discovered in nearby Fort Julien in 1799.
El-‘Abd Fort
- Type: Coast guard station
- Also known as: “El-`Abd Fort” and “Ṭâbyet el-‘Abd”
- Location: Beheira, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.44667° or 31° 26′ 48″ northLongitude
30.35861° or 30° 21′ 31″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
8G3GC9W5+MCGeoNames ID
357956
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