Mechra Bel Ksiri
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Ruins of Fortress at river entrance to Port-Lyautey Many enjoyable hours were spent on the beach at Port Lyautey I worked mostly as Sgt. of the Guard. I also volunteered for midnight shift. This way when I woke the day shift crew and took them to breakfast, I could wake someone with a driver license, who would sign out a 6x6 for us to take to the beach. We would leave just after breakfast and return late in the afternoon in time for evening chow. Made for a good day at the beach as it wasn't a very long drive. Maybe 25 -30 miles each way. |
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Southwestern end of the fortress looking up from the road. You can see the gunports on the left side of the picture, looking out over the river. |
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| Road to the beach. Looking down at the road approaching the beach. This view looking through one of the gun ports. |
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Entrance to ? Just one of many entrance ways on the inside. Going to various places inside and out. |
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Inside of the southwestern end of the Fort. These are the ports from the inside, that you see in the picture at the top. |
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Oven? This appeared to be an oven. I would think that it was used for making bread, along with other cooking chores. |
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The Cannons. All the cannons were aimed at the River entrance. Looked like it would be very effective against ships trying to get into the Harbor. |
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