Faraskur

Faraskur is a town in Damietta Governorate on the Nile Delta, one of the governorate's main administrative subdivisions (part of neighbouring Dakahlia Governorate before the 1952 revolution). It carries two notable chapters of Egyptian history: it was the site of the last major battle of the Seventh Crusade, where the Ayyubid Sultan Turanshah's forces defeated the army of King Louis IX of France in 1250; and in March 1919, during the nationwide revolution against British occupation, the town briefly declared independence — residents stormed the police station, cut telegraph lines, and dismantled railway tracks, and a local leader, Hafiz Donya, was proclaimed king of what became known for almost three months as the "Kingdom of Faraskur."

By Plane

There is no airport in Faraskur; travellers fly into Cairo and continue overland.

By Train

Faraskur is served by the Delta rail network connecting Damietta to Cairo.

By Car / Road

Faraskur sits on the road between Damietta city and the rest of the Nile Delta.

The town is small and largely walkable; microbuses connect it to Damietta and neighbouring towns.

Cairo or the nearest major city.