Citadel of Qaitbay

The Citadel of Qaitbay is a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, on Pharos Island in , Egypt. It was built from 1477 to 1479 AD by Sultan of Egypt al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qaitbay.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: building in Alexandria, Egypt
  • Also known as
    “Castle of Qaitbay”
    “Citadel of Qait Bey”
    “Ţābiyat Qā’itbāy, Tabiyat Qaitbay, Quaitbai Fort, Fort Kait Bey”
    “طابية قايتباي”
    “قلعة قيت بيك”

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Hamlet
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Citadel of Qaitbay

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Latitude
31.21375° or 31° 12′ 50″ north
Longitude
29.8854° or 29° 53′ 7″ east
Open location code
8G3F6V7P+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28826432
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1938065

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Citadel of Qaitbay” goes by many names.
قلعة قايتباىArabic
قلعة قايتبايArabic
قلعة قيتبايArabic
قلعه قايتبايArabic
Kajtbejova citadelaBosnian
Цитадела на Кайт БейBulgarian
奎貝堡Chinese
قلعة قايتباىEgyptian Arabic
Qajitbein linnoitusFinnish
Citadelle de QaitbayFrench
citadelle QaitbayFrench
Fort QaitbayFrench
Tabiyat QaitbayFrench
Kait-Bay-FestungGerman
Qāitbāy-ZitadelleGerman
המצודה של קאיתבאיHebrew
מבצר קאיתבאיHebrew
מצודת קאיתבאיHebrew
क़ाइतबाय क़िलाHindi
カーイト・ベイの要塞Japanese
قلعه قایتبایPersian
Cidadela de QaitbayPortuguese
Кайт-БейRussian
Крепость Кайт-БейRussian
Qaitbayjeva citadelaSlovenian
Fuerte de QaitbeySpanish
Kayıtbay KalesiTurkish
Цитадель КайтбеяUkrainian
قلعہ قایتبایUrdu

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