Qasr el Banat

Not to be confused with Qasr al-Banat, Qasr el Banat, Lebanon, or Gasr Banat.
Qasr el Banat
Shown within Egypt
Location between Qift and Al-Qusayr, Egypt, Egypt
Coordinates 28°40′01″N 30°52′01″E / 28.667°N 30.867°E / 28.667; 30.867
Type Fort
Length 40 metres (130 ft)
Width 33 metres (108 ft)
History
Material Stone
Cultures Ancient Rome

Qasr el Banat is an Ancient Roman fort located between Qift and Al-Qusayr in Egypt.[1][2]

The fort measures 40 metres (130 ft) by 33 metres (108 ft). Inscriptions found nearby have been dated to the reigns of the emperors Augustus and Hadrian.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Richard Alston (6 May 1998). Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt: A Social History. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-0-415-18606-3. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  2. ↑ egyptian antiquities in the nile valley. Taylor & Francis. pp. 866–. GGKEY:GFAW834EXZU. Retrieved 31 October 2012.


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