Edku
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31°18′N 30°18′E / 31.300°N 30.300°E
Edku
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Area code | (+20) 045 |
Edku (
Just northeast of the town lies a large natural gas liquefaction (
History
Edku was one of the ancient cities of the Pharaonic era. It was within the province of "Ra Amenati", where many ancient pharaonic cities have become uninhabited to be replaced by other cities, including the city of "Tajo", which is Edku currently, and some historians believe that the name of Edco Pharaonic is " Jackat " which means in
Idku was conquered in the succession of Omar bin Al-Khattab by order of him to the leader Amr bin Al-Aas at the hands of "Abdullah bin Omar" and the governor of Idko was "Zarand". The king and his army took refuge in the forts and closed the walls, and the Arabs surrounded and the siege lasted for six months.
The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Edku as a nahiyah in the district of Atf in Gharbia Governorate; at that time, the population of the town was 5,751 (2,937 men and 2,814 women).[1]
References
- ^ Egypt min. of finance, census dept (1885). Recensement général de l'Égypte. p. 103. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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