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Citadel of Qaitbay
قلعة قايتباي
Sultan al-Ashraf Qaitbay built it in the 1470s to guard Alexandria from the sea, and some of its stones are thought to come from the Pharos lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Its walls look over the Corniche and the harbour, and it is lovely just before sunset.
Photo: Summering2018 (CC BY-SA 4.0)