Zawyat Razin
Zawyat Razin
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Zawyat Razin (
.The region hosted the famous Fort Nikiou which was built by Emperor Trajan.[4] The city witnessed the Battle of Nikiou between the Rashidun Caliphate and Byzantine Empire in May of 646.
The city has an old Christian tradition: the Holy Family is believed to have stayed here for a week during their Flight into Egypt and the first church was built here as far back as the 3rd century.[5]
Etymology
D.Meeks proposed an Egyptian origin for Nikiou, based a Shoshenqid donation stele in the Western Delta mentioning a Libyan settlement of Pr-Niȝk. This might have been transcribed into Greek as Νικίου. However, a more likely origin is Hellenic, with the toponym Νικίου πολίς likely being formed from the anthroponym Nikias. Nikias could have been the name of the lieutenant of Chabrias, who also gave his name to the "village of Nikias" on the road between Alexandria and Catabathmos, as mentioned by Strabo.[6]
History
The alternative name of the city could be Prosopis (
Very little information has come down to us about the public activity in the city. However, the few indications found in papyrus records suggest that it possessed institutions characteristic of
Notable people
- Menas of Egypt, an Egyptian saint and martyr
- John of Nikiû, an Egyptian Coptic bishop
- Aristomachus, a Byzantine official
- Pope John II (III) of Alexandria
References
- ^ Stefan, Timm (1988). Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. p. 2406.
- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 49.
- ^ "Record | The Cult of Saints". csla.history.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "زاوية رزين.. حصن نقيوس المنيع". Masress (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Stefan, Timm (1988). Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. p. 1132.
- ^ a b Dhennin, Sylvain. "Djekâper et Nikiou, anciennes métropoles sur le territoire de la Minūfīya". Bulletin de l'institut français d'archéologie orientale (112).
- ^ "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2022-12-08.