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Quseir al-Qadim was a major Mamluk port in Egypt that facilitated the Indian Ocean trade through the Red Sea to Egypt and the markets of Cairo. Excavations of the site have found merchant documents, textiles, leather wares, and evidence of caravanserai and storage facilities. Quseir al-Qadim thus shows the economic strength of the Indian Ocean trade route. However, by virtue of the lucrative trade coming through Quseir al-Qadim, the Red Sea also became increasingly affected by piracy.