Four antique iron cannons mounted on wooden wheeled carriages are displayed in the open courtyard of Al-Quseir Fort (Qal'et Al-Quseir), a historic Ottoman-era fortress on Egypt's Red Sea coast. The fort's rubble-stone and mud-brick walls are visible in the background, alongside an informational bilingual signboard. Al-Quseir Fort was built in the 16th century to guard the strategically important Red Sea port town of Al-Quseir, which served as a key departure point for pilgrims traveling to Mecca during the Hajj.