FY2021 Annual Report for International Joint Research with Research Fund（様式）International Joint Digital Archiving Center for Japanese Art and Culture (ARC-iJAC),Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Date (year/mm/dd):2022/04/04

1. Title of the Research Project
Qait’bay Citadel (1477-1479): Visualizing the Main Coastal Fortification of Medieval Alexandria, Egypt
2. Research Leader
Name

Organization and title

Mohamed Soliman

National Research Institute of Astronomy andGeophysics (NRIAG)

3. Co-researcher (Total： 1 persons)
Name

Organization and title

Mona Gamal Eldin Ibrahim

Dean of EECE, Egypt - Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST)

4. Overview of the Research Project (About 150 words) Note: If you have changed your project since the time ofapplication submission, please write clearly where you made changes.
Qait’bay Citadel in Alexandria is considered one of the most important fortifications, not only in Egypt, but also
along the Mediterranean Sea, which was built by the Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Qait’bay in 1479 CE to protect thecity against the Ottoman. The Citadel is situated at the entrance of the eastern harbor on the Pharos Island on theexact site of the famous Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Citadel consists of main rectangular fort with four circularcorner towers, while double wall surrounds the court, the internal one includes weapons depots and barracks.
In the age of digital humanities, available 3D imaging technology will be used to create Qait’bay Citadel VR andprovide it to the public as a requirement in the time of social distancing for COVID-19. In addition, documenting
this splendid medieval fortification given the fire disaster of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in April 2019.

5. Overview of the Research Results Note: We may use this section for the Center’s PR.
Qait’bay Fort, as culture heritage site exposed to impact of climate change and anticipated risk, requires exceptional
intervention methods. Consequently, this project is just a beginning to visualize Qait’bay Fort
Nevertheless, Due to the limited fund, the proposed objectives in FY 2021 require more steps. So, basic steps
carried out, in terms of disseminate the goals of the project and determine advantages of utilized tools that used fordata acquisition and the appropriated software for processing.
Now, the implementation to capture Qait’bay Citadel is clear enough to achieve the major goals of the project.

（様式）6. Research Activities(1) Books• “The Functional Urbanism of Souk Al-Silah, Cairo: The Political and Economic Impact on trade in aMedieval Urban Fabric”. Architecture and Urban Transformation of Historical Markets: Cases from theMiddle East and North Africa. 2022. Neveen Hamza. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Architectureand-Urban-Transformation-of-Historical-Markets-Cases-from/Hamza/p/book/9780367697815(2) Articles• “Simulation of a Discovered Mamluk Picnic Palace (1347 CE) in for Qal’at al-Kabsh”. International Journalof Town Planning and Management, Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021, Pp. 10-20. DOI 10.37628/IJTPM• “Sustainable Geodesign of the Urban Cultural Heritage of Alexandria, Egypt Vision 2030: Homogeneity ofAuthenticity and Modernization”, Journal of Disaster Mitigation for Historical Cities, Vol. 15, July 2021, Pp.
299-306. DOI http://doi.org/10.34382/00015009• Story Map entitled: “Historical Urban Change of Alexandria (1801-2020 CE)” to “Esri User Conference2021”, July 13, 2020. https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/events/uc/esri-uc-map-gallery#/• “Geographical Approach to Sustaining the Potential Cultural Heritage of Alexandria, Egypt, 2030:
Visualization of the Latin Quarter for the Tourism Industry”, The Association of Japanese Geographers Spring
Meeting 2021, J-STAGE, Vol. 310, March 29, 2021. DOI https://doi.org/10.14866/ajg.2021s.0_51• “Construction of GIS Database of Alexandria Based on the Old Maps”, the Art Research Center (ARC) 21
vol., Japan, March 2021. (pp. 33-44)https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/e/report/books/ar.html
https://ritsumei.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_uri&item_id=14495(3) Presentations• "Innovation of Water infrastructure and Desalination in Medieval Alexandria"; 18th Jan., 2021(12:3013:00 EET); Egypt-UK Newton-Musharafa Fund: Institutional Links - Call 4, (EECE) E-JUST,Alexandria.
• "Advanced Technology Approach for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals for the Cultural
Heritage of Egypt 2030"; 22nd Jan., 2021(14:45-16:15 JST); Graduate School of Faculty of Letters, Arts,and Sciences, Middle Eastern and Islamic Course, Waseda University, Tokyo.
• "Geographical approach to Sustaining the potential Cultural Heritage of Alexandria, Egypt, 2030:
Visualization of the Latin Quarter for the Tourism Industry"; 26th March, 2021(13:00-13:20 JST); theAcademic Meeting of the AJG Spring 2021.
• “Qaitʼbay Citadel (1477-1479): Visualizing the Main Coastal Fortification of Medieval Alexandria,Egypt”; July 30-31; ARC DAYS 2021, Art Research Centre, Ritsumeikan University• “Generating metashape of Kyoto City Archaeological Museum collection 京都市考古資料館”; Nov. 6,2021 (16:50-17:10 JST); Digitization of Historical Cities in Egypt and Japan Workshop. ARC-IJAC,
Ritsumeikan University.
• “Visualization of Qait’bay Citadel Project: new horizon for Alexandria cultural heritage”; Nov. 6, 2021
(17:40-18:00 JST); Digitization of Historical Cities in Egypt and Japan Workshop. ARC-IJAC,
Ritsumeikan University.
• “Historical LULC Change of Pre-modern Alexandria via the Napoleonic Map(1517-1801)”; 19th Nov.,
2021(15:00-17:00 JST); Graduate School of Faculty of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Middle Eastern andIslamic Course, Waseda University, Tokyo.
• “Synthesis of Geospatial Database and Interdisciplinary to Achieve NSDS for Downtown Alexandria,
Egypt Vision 2030”; Dec., 17, 2021. (14:45-15:00 CET); 30th International Cartographic Conference (ICC2021). Florence.
• “Synthetic Technics and Interdisciplinary Approach for Cultural Heritage in the Time of Natural andMan-Made Disaster”; Jan., 27., 2022 (10:05-10:15 CET); Climate, Culture, Peace Conference. ICCROM,British Council.
• “Qait’bay Citadel (1477-1479): Visualizing the Main Coastal Fortification of Medieval Alexandria,Egypt”; Feb 26., 2022 (8:45-9:00 JST); ARC-IJAC Annual Meeting, Ritsumeikan University.
• "Synthesizing Interdisciplinary Approach and Advanced Technique: A Resilient Intervention for a
Vulnerable Cultural Heritage"; March 19, 2022 (14:30-14:45 CLT); Egypt Japan MultidisciplinaryScience Forum, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and the Green Economy. Japan Society for
the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Conference hall of NRIAG.
• "Geodesign for Sustainable Planning" Seminar; March 23, 2022 (10:00-13:00 CLT); E-JUST:-Session 1: “Geodesign Workflow for Building a Strategic Change Model (Cultural heritage
urban mobility and environment)”.
-Session 2: “Sustainable Geodesign for Downtown Alexandria to Achieve the SDGs, Egypt
vision 2030”.

（様式）• "Synthesizing Interdisciplinary Approach and Advanced Technique: A Resilient Intervention for aVulnerable Cultural Heritage"; March 27, 2022 (11:30-11:40 CLT); Webinar on Climate Change,Heritage and Museums in Egypt. UNESCO-Cairo Office.
(4) Symposiums and/or research meeting you organized• Developing Alexandria Geodesign Project, subsequently four interactive workshops were hold:“Sustainable Geodesign for the Urban Cultural Heritage of Alexandria, Egypt 2030: Homogeneityof Authenticity & Modernization”; July 2020; (32 participants); Ritsumeikan University incollaboration with Geodesign Hub.
-“Sustainable Alternative Future for Kom al-Nadura Cultural Heritage site, Alexandria 2030”;
October 2020; (5 participants); Ritsumeikan University in collaboration with Geodesign Hub, andMoTA.
-“Sustainable Geodesign of Alexandria Downtown in the Framework of NSDS, Egypt vision 2030”
March 2021; (16 participants); Ritsumeikan University in collaboration with Geodesign Hub, EJUST, and NRIAG.
-"Geodesign Development for ARC Alexandria to Achieve the SDGs, Egypt Vision 2030"; August2021; (8 participants); Ritsumeikan University in collaboration with Geodesign Hub, and AACIA.
• "Geodesign for Sustainable Planning" Seminar; March 23, 2022; E-JUST; (12 participants);
Ritsumeikan University, NRIAG & E-JUST.
(5) Other research activities (Lectures to the general public, and appearances in/contributions to mass media)
・ Achievement; venue; and date.
(6) Academic awards
・ Granting institution; name of award; title; and date awarded.
(7) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI
・ Research title; type of grants programs; starting year-ending year; and principal investigator or not.
(8) Competitive grants other than KAKENHI
・ Research title; granting institution; grant name; starting year-ending year; and principal investigator or not.
(9) Other achievements