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  Shown within Egypt | |
| Location | Al-Qusayr, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
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| Region | Upper Egypt |
| Coordinates | 26°9′24″N 34°14′30″E / 26.15667°N 34.24167°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Builder | Ptolemaic dynasty |
| Founded | 3rd century BC |
| Abandoned | After the 4th century AD |
| Periods | Ptolemaic Kingdom to Roman Empire |
Myos Hormos (Ancient Greek: Μυὸς Ὅρμος) was a Red Sea port founded by the Ptolemy II Philadelphus upon a headland of similar name, around the 3rd century BC.[1] Later, it was renamed to Aphrodites Hormos (Ancient Greek: Ἀφροδίτης ὅρμος) but the elder appellation is more generally retained.[1]
Following excavations carried out recently by David Peacock and Lucy Blue of the University of Southampton, it is thought to have been located on the present-day site of Quseir al-Quadim (old Quseir), eight kilometres north of the modern town of El Qoseir in Egypt.[2]
- ^ a b Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), MYOS-HORMOS
- ^ "Cane (Qana')". Maritime Incense Route. Retrieved 7 Dec 2008.