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19-601: Qusayr may refer to: Al-Qusayr, Egypt Al-Qusayr District , Syria Al-Qusayr, Syria , a city Al-Qusayr, Daraa Governorate , a village in southern Syria Qusayr, Yemen Koz Castle , Turkey, also known as Qusayr Qusayr Amra , Umayyad desert castle in Jordan See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Qusayr Battle of al-Qusayr (2012) Al-Qusayr offensive Battle of al-Qusayr (2013) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

38-620: A new crusade, the Mamluk sultan Baybars – given the importance of the city to the Crusaders – destroyed it in 1251 and rebuilt it with stronger fortifications a few kilometers from the Nile in the early 1260s, making the mouth of the Damietta branch impassable for ships. Hellenistic Tamiathis became a Christian bishopric , a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Pelusium , the capital of

57-575: A population of about 1,093,580 (2006). It contains the SEGAS LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) plant, which will ultimately have a capacity of 9.6 million ton/year through two trains. The plant is owned by Segas, a joint venture of the Spanish utility Unión Fenosa (40%), Italian oil company Eni (40%) and the Egyptian companies EGAS and EGPC (10% each). The plant is unusual since it is not supplied from

76-718: A single incumbent of this episcopal (lowest) rank: Restored in 1961 as Titular archbishopric, it has had the following incumbents of the archiepiscopal (intermediary) rank: Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh), but blowing winds from the Mediterranean Sea greatly moderate the temperatures, typical to the Egypt's north coast , making its summers moderately hot and humid while its winters mild and moderately wet where sleet and hail are also common. Port Said , Kosseir , Ras El Bar , Baltim , Damietta and Alexandria have

95-539: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Al-Qusayr, Egypt 26°06′14″N 34°16′52″E  /  26.10389°N 34.28111°E  / 26.10389; 34.28111 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

114-529: Is made of Zacharias of Tamiathis, who had attended a synod that Michael had convened in support of Photius . Later bishops too of Tamiathis are named in other documents. In 1249, when Louis IX of France captured the city, it became for a short time the seat of a Latin Church bishop. The Latin bishopric, no longer residential, is today listed by the Catholic Church twice as a titular see under

133-657: The Roman province of Augustamnica Prima , to which Tamiathis belonged. Its bishop Heraclius took part in the Council of Ephesus in 431. Helpidius was a signatory of the decree of Patriarch Gennadius of Constantinople against simony in 459. Bassus was at the Second Council of Constantinople (553). In a letter from Patriarch Michael I of Alexandria read at the Photian Council of Constantinople (879) , mention

152-546: The siege of Damietta of 1218–19, the port was occupied by the Crusaders. The siege devastated the population of Damietta. After the crusaders captured Damietta in November 1219, they looted the city. Earlier that year, Francis of Assisi had arrived to negotiate with the Muslim ruler peaceably. In 1221 the Crusaders attempted to march to Cairo, but were destroyed by the combination of nature and Muslim defenses. Damietta

171-693: The 6th-century geographer Stephanus of Byzantium , the city was called Tamíathis ( ‹See Tfd› Greek : Ταμίαθις ) in the Hellenistic period . Under the Rashid caliph Umar (579–644), the Arabs took the city and successfully resisted the attempts by the Byzantine Empire to recover it, especially in 739, 821, 921 and 968. The Abbasid Caliphate used Alexandria , Damietta, Aden and Siraf as entry ports to India and Tang China . Damietta

190-489: The besiegers returned home without any success to capture the port, which was defended by Saladin . During preparations for the Fifth Crusade in 1217, it was decided that Damietta should be the focus of attack. Control of Damietta meant control of the Nile, and from there the Crusaders believed they could conquer Egypt . From Egypt, they could then attack Ayyubid -ruled Palestine and recapture Jerusalem . After

209-486: The following incumbents of the intermediary archiepiscopal rank : Demoted in 1925 as Titular bishopric, it has been vacant for decades, having had the following incumbents, all of the episcopal (lowest) rank: Established in 1900 as titular bishopric of Damietta of the Melkite Greeks ( Latin : Tamiathis or Tomiathianus Graecorum Melkitarum ; Italian : Damiata ), it was suppressed in 1935, after

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228-594: The least temperature variation in Egypt . Damietta is very famous for its furniture industry. In addition to the Egyptian market, its furniture is sold in Arab countries, Africa, Europe, the United States, and almost all over the world. Today, there is a canal connecting it to the Nile , which has made it an important port once again. Containers are transported through the new Damietta Port . The Damietta governorate has

247-539: The least temperature variation. Rain is very rare as in most of Egypt. Seasonal variation is small, comparable to Marsa Alam, but its summer days are cooler, even cooler than similar more northern areas at the Red Sea, like Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh . The highest record temperature was 46 °C (115 °F), recorded on July 12, 1983, while the coldest record temperature was 1 °C (34 °F), recorded on January 6, 1976. Damietta#Climate Mentioned by

266-657: The names Tamiathis (Latin) and Damiata (Curiate Italian), each at time of episcopal or archiepiscopal rank, of the Latin and Melkite Catholic Churches, for the Catholic Church , having been until the early 20th century an important centre for that church. The diocese was nominally restored in the 17th century when established as Latin titular archbishopric of Damietta of the Romans ( Latin : Tamiathis or Tomiathianus Romanorum ; Italian : Damiata in Curiate ) and had

285-488: The population of El Qoseir is around 50,000. Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as hot desert (BWh). Summers are hot and winters are warm. Winter night temperatures in El Qoseir, along with those of Marsa Alam and Sharm El Sheikh are the warmest of any other cities and resorts in Egypt . Additionally, Port Said , El Qoseir, Ras El Bar , Baltim , Damietta and Alexandria have

304-424: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qusayr&oldid=1258519249 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

323-624: 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,

342-590: Was also the object of the Seventh Crusade , led by Louis IX of France . His fleet arrived there in 1249 and quickly captured the fort , which he refused to hand over to the nominal king of Jerusalem, to whom it had been promised during the Fifth Crusade. However, having been taken prisoner with his army in April 1250, Louis was obliged to surrender Damietta as ransom. Hearing that Louis was preparing

361-614: Was an important naval base during the Abbasid, Tulunid and Fatimid periods. This led to several attacks by the Byzantine Empire , most notably the sack and destruction of the city in May 853. Damietta was again important in the 12th and 13th centuries during the Crusades . In 1169, a fleet from the Kingdom of Jerusalem , with support from the Byzantine Empire , attacked the port , but

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