Abu Sha'ar
Egypt/Eastern desert/Red Sea Coast
'Abu Shaar, 'Abu Sha'ar, Abu Shaar
27.355677 , 33.679368
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A fort on the Egyptian Red Sea coast, founded in the early 4th c. CE. An inscription found at the fort indicates that it was, although not a port, a node in desert-maritime trade network and protected merchant activity. Late Roman Amphora 1 (LRA 1) consumption site.
TM Geo (Trismegistos) (http://www.trismegistos.org/place/2727)