Sights in Al Quseir
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Fortress
The 16th-century Ottoman fortress is Al-Quseir’s most important historical building. Much of the original structure remains intact, although it was modified several times by the French, as well as the British, who permanently altered the fortress by firing some 6000 cannonballs upon it during a heated battle in the 19th century.
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Police Station
A few blocks south along the waterfront is the picturesque Police Station, originally an Ottoman diwan (council chamber) and later the town hall. Photos aren't permitted, and it's not open to the public.
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Shrine
Just across from the fortress is the 19th-century Shrine of a Yemeni sheikh, Abdel Ghaffaar al-Yemeni, which is marked by an old gravestone in a niche in the wall.
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Quarantine Hospital
Behind the police station is another fortresslike building, formerly a Quarantine Hospital built during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Selim II.
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