Kafr El Battikh
Kafr El Battikh
كفر البطيخ | |
|---|---|
  Kafr El Battikh Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°19′24″N 31°45′40″E / 31.32336°N 31.76122°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Damietta |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 44,716 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kafr El Battikh (Arabic: كفر البطيخ) is a city in the Damietta Governorate, Egypt. Its population was estimated at 44,700 people in 2018.[1]
History
The older name of the town was Bura (Arabic: بوره), which comes from a Coptic name for grey mullet (Coptic: ⲫⲟⲣⲓ, romanized: phori).[2][3]
The city was an important fishing town and got a new name when its production changed to watermelons in the Ottoman times. Yaqut mentions, aside from the fish, turbans as its other claim to fame. Bura was for a short time captured by the Crusaders in 1213.[3]
References
- ^ "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
- ^ Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. p. 448.
- ^ a b Al-Maqrīzī. Book of Exhortations and Useful Lessons in Dealing with Topography and Historical Remains. Translated by Stowasser, Karl. Hans A. Stowasser. p. 223.