Citadel of Qaitbay

Citadel of Qaitbay
قلعة قايتباي
Citadel of Qaitbay; قلعة قايتباي
Alexandria, Egypt
	Closeup of the Citadel of Qaitbay
Type	Mamluk citadel
Height	17 metres (56 ft)
Site information
Condition	Intact; converted into a Maritime Museum
Site history
Built	1477; 1805 (renovations); 1984 (restorations);
Built by	Qaitbay (1477); Muhammad Ali Pasha (1805); Egyptian Antiquities Organization (1984);
Demolished	1882 (severely damaged during the Bombardment of Alexandria);
Events	Orabi Revolt, Bombardment of Alexandria

The Citadel of Qaitbay (or the Fort of Qaitbay; Arabic: قلعة قايتباي) is a 15th-century defensive fortress located on the Mediterranean sea coast, in Alexandria, Egypt. It was built from 1477 to 1479 AD (882–884 AH) by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay.^[2] The Citadel is situated on the eastern side of the northern tip of Pharos Island at the mouth of the Eastern Harbour.^[3]

^ The Citadel of Qaitbay Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^ Pradines, Stéphane (2016). "The Mamluk Fortifications of Egypt". Mamluk Studies Review. XIX: 25–78. doi:10.6082/M1XS5SJQ.
^ "Alexandria's Fort, Qaitbay Citadel's Amazing View". egyptolution.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[1] The Citadel of Qaitbay Retrieved 3 February 2017.

[2] Pradines, Stéphane (2016). "The Mamluk Fortifications of Egypt". Mamluk Studies Review. XIX: 25–78. doi:10.6082/M1XS5SJQ.

[egyptolution-3] "Alexandria's Fort, Qaitbay Citadel's Amazing View". egyptolution.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

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