El Karyun
الكريون | |
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Coordinates: 31°8′6.75″N 30°11′36.67″E / 31.1352083°N 30.1935194°E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Beheira |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 14,723 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EST) |
El Karyun ( Arabic: الكريون) is a village in the Beheira Governorate of Egypt.
Known in Late Antiquity as Khaireon ( Ancient Greek: Χαιρέον) or Khaireou ( Ancient Greek: Χαιρέου, Coptic: ⲭⲉⲣⲉⲩ, Latin: Chaereu), it was an important town and a port on the Canopic branch of the Nile (modern Kanoubiya canal) and a starting point of a canal connecting it to Alexandria.
The exact etymology of the village's name is unknown. Possible explanations include derivation from an unattested Greek name Khairios ( Ancient Greek: *Χαιριος) or Ancient Egyptian toponym khrouou. [1] [2]
The town was probably founded during the reign of the 30th dynasty as a customs port on the Nile under the name Henit. A marble Nilometer was found at the site of the village. [3]
The Chronicle of John of Nikiu mentions the town and it's canal built by Cleopatra. Theophanes states that the canal was dug in 459. Emperor Leo I expanded the town and Justinian I expanded the canal.
In the turmoil of 7th century general Bonosus retreated to Khaireon (mentioned by John of Nikiu under the name Demqaruni, a combination of Coptic words for "town" ( Coptic: ϯⲙⲓ) and town's name).
During the Arab conquest of Egypt the commander of Khaireon, Theodore, retreated to Alexandria and surrendered the city without a fight.
Ibn Hawqal in the 10th century describes Karyun as a flourishing town that was probably a centre of a kura and a bishopric. [4]
El Karyun
الكريون | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 31°8′6.75″N 30°11′36.67″E / 31.1352083°N 30.1935194°E | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Beheira |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 14,723 |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EST) |
El Karyun ( Arabic: الكريون) is a village in the Beheira Governorate of Egypt.
Known in Late Antiquity as Khaireon ( Ancient Greek: Χαιρέον) or Khaireou ( Ancient Greek: Χαιρέου, Coptic: ⲭⲉⲣⲉⲩ, Latin: Chaereu), it was an important town and a port on the Canopic branch of the Nile (modern Kanoubiya canal) and a starting point of a canal connecting it to Alexandria.
The exact etymology of the village's name is unknown. Possible explanations include derivation from an unattested Greek name Khairios ( Ancient Greek: *Χαιριος) or Ancient Egyptian toponym khrouou. [1] [2]
The town was probably founded during the reign of the 30th dynasty as a customs port on the Nile under the name Henit. A marble Nilometer was found at the site of the village. [3]
The Chronicle of John of Nikiu mentions the town and it's canal built by Cleopatra. Theophanes states that the canal was dug in 459. Emperor Leo I expanded the town and Justinian I expanded the canal.
In the turmoil of 7th century general Bonosus retreated to Khaireon (mentioned by John of Nikiu under the name Demqaruni, a combination of Coptic words for "town" ( Coptic: ϯⲙⲓ) and town's name).
During the Arab conquest of Egypt the commander of Khaireon, Theodore, retreated to Alexandria and surrendered the city without a fight.
Ibn Hawqal in the 10th century describes Karyun as a flourishing town that was probably a centre of a kura and a bishopric. [4]