El Qoseir Hurghada

russian dumplings (pelmeni) in central hurghada.

el qoseir 1 of egyptian gateways, , 1 of oldest cities on western coast of red sea. in past known various names, such thagho in pharonic period, leucos limen (white port in greek) in hellenistic , ptolemaic period, , portus albus in roman period. in islamic period given name el qoseir, means small palace or fortress .

located between hurghada , marsa alam, el quseir used important port. many people traveled there land of punt buy ivory, leather , incense. during ottoman , islamic periods, egyptians , muslims north africa traveled el quseir pilgrims mecca. port importing coffee yemen. during french occupation of egypt, el qoseir arrival point arabs , muslims hegaz coming fight beside mamalic against french army. important sites in el qoseir fort , water reservoir. water reservoir el qoseir s source of drinking water 100 years ago.

el qoseir el adima important site well. old roman port hundreds of amphora , old pottery artifacts found. police station located @ historical site. there many bazaars here, cafes, coffee shops , restaurants offering sea food. there several 300-year-old buildings here: ottoman fort , old mosques el farran, el qenawi , el senousi.