Mit Okba or Mit Akaba (Arabic: ميِّت عُّقْبة) is a neighborhood in Giza, Egypt.[1]
Mit Okba
Mit Akaba ميِّت عُّقْبة | |
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![]() ![]() Mit Okba Mit Akaba Location in Egypt | |
Coordinates: 30.060774°N 31.195407°E / 30.060774; 31.195407 | |
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Governorate | Giza |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
It was found by Uqba bin Amir al-Guhni in 665. The ancient Coptic Theotokos church (which also could be a monastery) used to be in Mit Okba which Copts called tiMone enAkope (Coptic: ϯⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲁⲕⲟⲡⲉ).[2]
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Qalyubia Governorate |
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