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.

Mit Okba
Mit Akaba
ميِّت عُّقْبة
Mit Okba Mit Akaba is located in Egypt
Mit Okba Mit Akaba
Mit Okba
Mit Akaba
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°03′39″N 31°11′43″E / 30.060774°N 31.195407°E / 30.060774; 31.195407
Country Egypt
GovernorateGiza
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

History

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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

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  1. ^ "Mīt 'Uqba - Tadamun". 2013-11-27. Archived from the original on 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  2. ^ Stefan, Timm (1988). Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. p. 1652.
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