Mit Okba
Place in Giza, Egypt
Mit Okba Mit Akaba ميِّت عُّقْبة | |
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30°03′39″N 31°11′43″E / 30.060774°N 31.195407°E / 30.060774; 31.195407 | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Giza |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Mit Okba or Mit Akaba (Arabic: ميِّت عُّقْبة) is a former village, that was incorporated in the 1950s as two shiakhas (census blocks) in the Agouza district of Giza, Egypt, as the real estate development of Madinat al-Awqaf was built on its fileds.[1] Many of the original houses, and much of the narrow street fabric remains today.
History
It was found by Uqba bin Amir al-Guhni in 665. The ancient Coptic Theotokos church (which also could be a monastery) used to be in Mit Okba which Copts called tiMone enAkope (Coptic: ϯⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲁⲕⲟⲡⲉ).[2]
References
External links
- Paving the Streets of Meet Okba
- Mīt `Uqba Market
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