The Famous Fort Located At El Quseir

Once you head along the coast route south from Hurghada and travel for around an hour or so, you will found yourself in the town of El Quseir. At the centre of the town which remains somewhat unblemished by Egypt’s blossoming holiday industry, is the Fort which goes back as far as the 1500s. The Fort was initially constructed by Sultan Selim I at a time the minute Quseir was without doubt one of the most crucial ports in The Red Sea. Not to mention being an crucial part in trade routes, Quseir was furthermore the departure point for Hajj pilgrims on their road to Mecca. 

At the end of the 18th century, the French army under the control of Napoleon took power over the fort and they held the fort until eventually the British compelled them to surrender it in 1801. It was the start off of a series of events that saw the British overcome the french in Egypt  later that year. 

The British soon moved on and the following years saw the Fort at El Quseir used as a base by Muhammad Ali Pasha in his wars against Arabia. In 1869, the Suez Canal was opening linking the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. As a result, the strategic relevance of the fort was significantly reduced. It is working life came to an stop in 1975 just after many years operating as a base of the Egyptian Coast Guard. 

At present, the Fort at El Quseir is a minor tourist attraction for people taking a Red Sea holiday. The town itself doesn’t receive a great many holidaymakers and the few hotels at El Quseir are self contained resorts away from the centre. There is a low entrance fee to gain access to the Fort which contains plenty of displays sharing it’s historical past in addition to a handful of pieces from the era the instant Italian investment came to Quseir from a phosphate company.

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