Ras El Bar Resort: Ras El Bar is considered the bride of the Egyptian summer resorts, because of its charm and beauty Farid is located between the West Nile bank, Damietta branch, and the Mediterranean beach In addition to the many gardens and trees that make it beautiful The area of 'Lessan' is located in the extreme northern part of this peninsula, and it is at this point where the Damietta Nile arm flows in the Mediterranean sea, which gives Ras El Bar the shape of a triangle. Ras El Bar lies in a peninsula on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and it is bordered on the western by the Damietta Nile branch. However, during the summer peak holiday season, from July to September, the population quickly expands to over 250,000. There are approximately 25,000 permanent residents in the city. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea at the mouth of the Damietta Nile branch.

Ras El Bar, which translates to 'head of land', is a resort city in the Governorate of Damietta, Egypt. The governorate is currently coordinating with the Supreme Council of Antiquities to make the necessary repairs to this mosque In 1249 AD, when Louis IX entered Damietta, he made the mosque a cathedral And he held great religious parties with her, which were attended by the Pope's deputy, including the baptism of the child Which was born by Louis IX's wife, whose name is John, the mosque has remained in place since the Fatimids renewed it in the year 1106 AD. he changed this mosque to a church, and when the Crusaders left Damietta in 1221 AD, he converted to a mosque. When (Jean de Brien) seized Damietta, 1219 A.D. This mosque was converted from a mosque to a church to a few Times. The mosque consists of a dome in the centre, surrounded by four iwans and located on the side Gharbia is the main entrance to the mosque, which is a prominent entrance from its walls and near the door, it has a square minaret hall that was destroyed by an earthquake in ancient times. In October 1218 reinforcements arrived including the Papal Legate Pelagius with the English earls Ranulf of Chester, Saer of Winchester and William Aubigny of Arundel, together with Odonel Aubigny, Robert Fitzwalter, John Lacy of Chester, William Harcourt and Oliver, the illegitimate son of King John. In 1221 the Crusaders attempted to march to Cairo but were destroyed by the combination of nature and Muslim defenses.[Īmr ibn al-Aas mosque It is one of the most famous and oldest mosques in Damietta, and it is called (Al-Fateh Mosque) Al-Arabi was built in 642 AD in the style of the Omar Ibn Al-Aas Mosque in Fustat In ancient Egypt and has Kufic writings and columns dating back to the Roman era. When the port was besieged and occupied by Frisian crusaders in 1219, Francis of Assisi arrived to peaceably negotiate with the Muslim ruler The siege devastated the population of Damietta. From Egypt, they could then attack Palestine and recapture Jerusalem. Control of Damietta meant control of the Nile, and from there the crusaders believed they would be able to conquer Egypt. In 1169, a fleet from the Kingdom of Jerusalem, with support from the Byzantine Empire, attacked the port, but it was defeated by Saladin.ĭuring preparations for the Fifth Crusade in 1217, it was decided that Damietta should be the focus of attack. The Arabs Changed the name of the City to be (Tamiyat, Damietta) The people of Damietta began to enter Islam and its inhabitants began to learn the Arabic language.ĭamietta was again important in the 12th and 13th centuries during the time of the Crusades. When Christianity entered Egypt, Most of the people of Damietta converted into Christianity.īefore the middle of the seventh century AD, Egypt became an Arab Country, Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad occupied the city by the order of Amr ibn el as, the Arabic leader. Damietta was ruled by the greek like other Egyptian cities since Alexander occupied Egypt in 332 BC and was followed by the Ptolemaic rulership until it was occupied by the Romans in the year 30 BC, the commercial and cultural relations between Damietta and The Greek people were increased when a large number of Greek scholars, writers and tourists traveled to Egypt, They were interested in studying Egyptian history, monuments, customs, and traditions and remained under the rule of Greeks for three centuries.ĭamietta, the Roman and Byzantine (Coptic) era:ĭamietta provided the Romans with grain, linen, and all other crops.the imposition of high agricultural taxes led to revolutions against the romans.

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