Nakla el-Anab explained

Nakla el-Anab
Native Name:نكلا العنب
Native Name Lang:ar
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Egypt
Coordinates:30.9119°N 30.7585°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Egypt
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Beheira
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:22,208
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:EST
Utc Offset1:+2

Nakla el-Anab is a village in the Beheira Governorate of Egypt. According to the 2006 statistics, the total population of Nakla el-Anab was 22,208 people, including 11,639 men and 10,569 women.

History

Muhammad Ramzi identified it with Aykelah, a town mentioned by John of Nikiou, which was a birthplace of a Byzantine topoteretes Abaskiron and became a scene of rebellion against the emperor Maurice. After the suppression of the rebellion the town was reportedly set to flames.[1]

He also reports about a conflict that existed between the inhabitants of Nakla and Sais, which revolved around an island between the two towns, which is today called Gazirat Nakla.

"The grapes" suffix was added to the village's name in the Ottoman period.[2]

References

  1. Book: Charles . Robert H . The Chronicle of John, Bishop of Nikiu: Translated from Zotenberg's Ethiopic Text . 1913 . 157.
  2. Book: Ramzi, Muhammad . Geographical dictionary of the Egyptian places from the ancient Egyptians dynasty to 1945 . 1945 . 252-253 . Arabic.