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Zawyat Razin
زاوية رزين | |
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  Zawyat Razin Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°24′44″N 30°51′13″E / 30.41222°N 30.85361°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Monufia |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 19,898 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Zawyat Razin (Arabic: زاوية رزين; ), formerly Shubra al-Laun (Arabic: شبرا اللون)[1] and Ibshāda (Arabic: ابشاده; Coptic: ⲡϣⲁϯ, romanized: Pashati, lit. 'the saved, rescued one'[2]) known in Antiquity as Nikiû, Nikiou or Nikious (Ancient Greek: Νικιους, lit. 'the one of Nikias (personal name)', Coptic: ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲩⲥ,[3] Latin: Nicius, Arabic: نقيوس, romanized: Niqyus), is a city in the Monufia Governorate, Egypt.
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]
- ^ 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.