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About Idkū
Edku (Arabic: إدكو) (also Edkhou or Idku) is a town in the Beheira Governorate, located east of Alexandria and west of Rashid, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Edku lies on a sandy strip behind Abi Qir Bay, in the northwestern Nile River delta. Immediately south is Lake Idku, a 58-square-mile (150-square-km) lagoon that stretches some 22 miles (35 km) behind and parallel to the coast and has a maximum width of 16 miles (26 km). Drained by Al-Madiyyah Channel, connecting with the Mediterranean, the lagoon is reputed to be the ancient Canopic branch of the Nile.
From the Wikipedia article Edku (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
History
The al-Hamsaniya mosque in Edku used to have a statue dedicated to Horus as a base for one of its minarets. 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 Ancient Egyptian language the high hill, and it is clear that the urbanization is related to the sandy hills north of Lake Idku and also tells one of the historians that its ancient name is mentioned in the bishop's revelation in the name of Etco.
Idku was conquered in the succession of Omar bin Al-Khattab by order of him to the leader Amr ibn Al-Aas at the hands of "Abdullah bin Omar," and the governor of Idku was "Zarand". The king and his army took refuge in the forts and closed the walls, and the Arabs surrounded them, 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).
From the History section of Edku on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Borg El Arab International Airport (HBE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 72 km away.
- Rosetta 15 km northeast, about 15 min by car
- Muţūbas 21 km east, about 21 min by car
- ‘Izbat ‘Alī as Sayyid 22 km southwest, about 22 min by car
- Abū Qīr 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Abū Ḩummuş 24 km south, about 24 min by car
- Kafr ad Dawwār 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
- Al Maḩmūdīyah 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Alexandria 38 km west, about 38 min by car
- Disūq 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Tanta 88 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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Photo credits
- ISS049-E-34974 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS006-E-17969 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- مدخل مدينة إدكو, Faris El-Gwely, CC BY-SA 4.0
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