Word FilePharaon Island
Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.
Egypt (Arab States) |
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| Date of Submission: | 01/11/1994 |
| Category: | Cultural |
| Submitted by: | Egyptian Antiquities Organization |
| Coordinates: | Taba - Pharaon Island |
| Ref.: | 196 |
Description
It is Island in Aqaba Gulf in the north. There are many different structures datings. Saladin built astrong outpost to protect land and sea routes between Egypt, Syria and Hejaz. It consists of north and south fortifications. In the central plain between them there were built the storehouse, the rooms, and the mosque. The north fortifications include several buildings for different uses and rooms for over night stay, kitchen and the oven and bath-rooms.