Quṣayr (Egypt)
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
קוסייר (מצרים)
Name (Latin)
Quṣayr (Egypt)
Other forms of name
Al Quṣayr (Egypt)
Al-Quṣayr (Egypt)
Quseir (Egypt)
Qosseir (Egypt)
Qosier (Egypt)
Leucus Limen (Egypt)
Koseir (Egypt)
Coordinates
34.27599722 34.27599722 26.10907222 26.10907222 (gooearth )
Associated country
Egypt
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Marsá ʻAlam wa, al-Quṣayr, 2000map recto (al-Quṣayr, Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah; Al-Qusayr [in rom.])
- Geonet, Feb. 25, 2005(Al Qusayr; PPL 26⁰06ʹ00N̋ 034⁰17ʹ00E̋; variants: Quseir; Qosseir; Qosier; Leucus Limen; Koseir)
Wikipedia description:
El Qoseir (Arabic: القصير, romanized: el-Qoṣēr, pronounced [elʔoˈsˤeːɾ]) is a city in eastern Egypt, located on the Red Sea west coast. Populated for approximately 5,000 years, its ancient Egyptian name was Tjau, while its ancient Greek name during the Ptolemaic era was Myos Hormos. Historically, it was the endpoint of the Wadi Hammamat trail, an important route connecting Egypt and the Red Sea. El Qoseir is located 138 kilometers south of Hurghada, 130 km north of Marsa Alam and 68 km north of the Marsa Alam International Airport. In 1986, its population was approximately 20,000. Today, the population of El Qoseir is around 50,000.
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