Babylon Fortress

Babylon Fortress (Coptic: ⲃⲁⲃⲓⲗⲱⲛ, ⲡⲁⲃⲓⲗⲱⲛ) was an ancient fortress city or castle in the Delta of Egypt, located in the area today known as Coptic Cairo. It was situated in the Heliopolite Nome, upon the east bank of the Nile, at latitude 30°N, near the commencement of the Pharaonic Canal (also called Ptolemy's Canal and Trajan's Canal), from the Nile to the Red Sea. Within the fortress' enclosure are the Coptic Museum, a convent, and several churches, including the Church of St. George and the Hanging Church.

Babylon Fortress

Babylon Fortress (Coptic: ⲃⲁⲃⲓⲗⲱⲛ, ⲡⲁⲃⲓⲗⲱⲛ) was an ancient fortress city or castle in the Delta of Egypt, located in the area today known as Coptic Cairo. It was situated in the Heliopolite Nome, upon the east bank of the Nile, at latitude 30°N, near the commencement of the Pharaonic Canal (also called Ptolemy's Canal and Trajan's Canal), from the Nile to the Red Sea. Within the fortress' enclosure are the Coptic Museum, a convent, and several churches, including the Church of St. George and the Hanging Church.