Fort Julien

Fort Julien
طابية رشيد
Rashid, Egypt
Rashid Fort, also known as Fort Julien and Qaitbay Fort.
Coordinates31°26′23″N 30°23′22″E / 31.43972°N 30.38944°E / 31.43972; 30.38944
TypeMamluk fort
Ottoman fort
Site information
ConditionIntact
Site history
Built
  • 1470[1]
  • 1516 (renovations)
  • 1805–1848 (renovations)
Built by
Fort Julien, with an Egyptian Boat, 1803

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.

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