Pelusium region
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The Pelusium region was a strategically important area in northeastern Egypt near the Nile Delta that served as a key invasion route and battleground during the Fifth Crusade.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approachFrom | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Fifth Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderFunction | eastern frontier of Egypt ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Ayyubid Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin Crusaders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveRole | first line of defense for Egypt’s eastern approaches ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | high ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Crusades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
access route from the Levant into the Nile Delta
ⓘ
military campaigns against Egypt ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalSources |
Arabic
ⓘ
Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
northeastern Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySignificance | control of access to the Nile Delta ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Pelusium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nile Delta region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Sinai Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Damietta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
battleground during the Fifth Crusade
ⓘ
key invasion route into Egypt ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
coastal plains
ⓘ
deltaic lowlands ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfKeyEvents | early 13th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Ayyubid forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crusader armies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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