Pelusium region

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The Pelusium region was a strategically important area in northeastern Egypt near the Nile Delta that served as a key invasion route and battleground during the Fifth Crusade.

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Pelusium region canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
adjacentTo Mediterranean Sea
approachFrom Levant
linked to: Levant region
associatedWithEvent Fifth Crusade
borderFunction eastern frontier of Egypt
contestedBy Ayyubid Sultanate
linked to: Ayyubid dynasty

Latin Crusaders
defensiveRole first line of defense for Egypt’s eastern approaches
hasStrategicImportance high
historicalEra Crusades
Middle Ages
knownFor access route from the Levant into the Nile Delta
military campaigns against Egypt
languageOfHistoricalSources Arabic
Latin
locatedIn Egypt
northeastern Egypt
locatedNear Nile Delta
militarySignificance control of access to the Nile Delta
nearbyCity Pelusium
partOf Nile Delta region
linked to: Nile Delta
relatedTo Sinai Peninsula
city of Damietta
linked to: Damietta
strategicRole battleground during the Fifth Crusade
key invasion route into Egypt
terrainFeature coastal plains
deltaic lowlands
timePeriodOfKeyEvents early 13th century
usedBy Ayyubid forces
Crusader armies
linked to: Crusader forces

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Fifth Crusade hasLocation Pelusium region