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Location

Egypt, Masākin al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān
geo:26.00367,33.769001
Location: correct and verified

Period or year

50? / unknown

Classification

watchtower
Visible

Umm Fawakhir - Maximianon Tower

data access 102997

The Towers on the Roman Coptos–Myos Hormos Road in Egypt: Communication Signals or Surveillance Towers? Bérangère Redon, Louis Manière https://hal.science/hal-05334896v1/file/EGA-24-0025.R1_Proof_hi.pdf

Nearby sites

Maximianon
Roman period fort
Maximianon (ostraca brieven)
brieven - ca. AD 100
Maximianon - Hamra Tower
Roman period? watchtower
Umm Fawakhir - Maximianon Tower
Roman period? watchtower

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Creators: Entry created by p. jeffries (2026-01-22) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/102997
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Suggested citation: jeffries, P. , Umm Fawakhir - Maximianon Tower. https://vici.org/vici/102997, accessed 2026-01-30.