Fort Julien

Fort Julien
طابية رشيد
Fort Julien ; طابية رشيد
Rashid, Egypt
	Rashid Fort, also known as Fort Julien and Qaitbay Fort.
Coordinates	31°26′23″N 30°23′22″E / 31.43972°N 30.38944°E
Type	Mamluk fort ; Ottoman fort
Site information
Condition	Intact
Site history
Built	1470; 1516 (renovations); 1805–1848 (renovations);
Built by	Qaitbay (1470); Qansuh al-Ghuri (1516);

Fort Julien (or, in some sources, Fort Rashid) (Arabic: طابية رشيد) is a fort located on the left or west bank of the Nile about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of Rashid (Rosetta) 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. The fort became famous as the place where the Rosetta Stone was found in 1799.

^ Ades, Harry (2007). A Traveller's History of Egypt. Arris Publishing Ltd. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-905214-01-3.

[Ades226-1] Ades, Harry (2007). A Traveller's History of Egypt. Arris Publishing Ltd. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-905214-01-3.

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