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After several days sailing, the commander Estevão da Gama gives the order to direct a surprise attack. The troops were able to disembark and the defenders came out to the shore but were pushed to the city not managing to close the city doors. The Portuguese as the city fell, were ready to loot, but
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two Priests came to the Commander, and appeal to him avoiding the destruction. Several soldiers were armed Knights after a mass, and the armada stayed for a few days preparing to sail and attack Suez.
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El Tor was captured by Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967. It was returned to Egypt, along with the rest of the Sinai Peninsula, following the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty.
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En route to Suez with the objective to seek and destroy the Ottoman fleet, a Portuguese Armada was sent in 1541 to Red Sea.
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At-Tur itself appears to have been founded in the 13th century near the site of the ancient Raythou (medieval
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The Raithu desert is situated around El Tor, between
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site on November 1, 1994, in the Cultural category.
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El Tor
Raithu (disambiguation)
Tur
City






El Tor is located in Egypt
El Tor is located in Africa
28°14′30″N 33°37′20″E / 28.24167°N 33.62222°E / 28.24167; 33.62222
Egypt
Governorate
South Sinai
Time zone
UTC+2
EST
Area code
Arabic
[etˈtˤuːɾ]
romanized
South Sinai Governorate
Egypt
Moses
Tablets of the Law
El tor strain
cholera
quarantine

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