Back حصن بابليون Arabic حصن بابليون ARZ Fortalesa de Babilònia Catalan Festung Babylon (Ägypten) German Φρούριο της Βαβυλώνας Greek Fortaleza de Babilonia Spanish باروی بابلیون Persian Babylonin linnoitus Finnish Forteresse de Babylone du Caire French Benteng Babilon ID
ⲡⲁⲃⲓⲗⲱⲛ | |
 Babylon Fortress | |
  Shown within Egypt | |
| Alternative name | ⲡⲁⲃⲓⲗⲱⲛ |
|---|---|
| Location | Cairo Governorate, Egypt |
| Region | Lower Egypt |
| Coordinates | 30°0′22″N 31°13′47″E / 30.00611°N 31.22972°E |
30°0′22″N 31°13′47″E / 30.00611°N 31.22972°E
Babylon Fortress (Arabic: حصن بابليون; Coptic: ⲡⲁⲃⲓⲗⲱⲛ or Ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ)[1][better source needed] is an Ancient Roman fortress on the eastern bank of the Nile Delta, located in the area known today as Old Cairo or Coptic Cairo. The fortress was built circa 300 AD by Emperor Diocletian in order to protect the entrance to an ancient canal, previously rebuilt by Trajan, that linked the Nile with the Red Sea.
It was at the boundary between Lower and Middle Egypt, where the river craft paid tolls when ascending or descending the Nile. Within the fortress's former enclosure are the present-day Coptic Museum, a convent, and several churches, including the Church of St. George and the Hanging Church.
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