Imbaba
Encyclopedia
Imbaba is a neighbourhood in northern Cairo
, Egypt, located west of the Nile
and northwest of and near Gezira Island
and downtown Cairo
, within the Giza Governorate
. The district is located near (southeast of) 30°5′33"N 31°12′2"E, in the historic upper Nile Delta
, and is part of the Greater Cairo
metropolitan area.
Imbaba is also the name of an adjacent administrative centre (مركز) in rural Giza Governorate, which has 19 villages in its jurisdiction.
and the Horn of Africa
, to be sold in the village's Friday market. The market still exists, but is no longer as important as it was up to the turn of 20th century due to increasing urbanisation.
forces. It occurred during France's Egyptian Campaign and was the battle where Napoleon put into use one of his significant contributions to tactics, the massive divisional square.
Napoleon named the battle after the Egyptian pyramids, although they were only faintly visible on the horizon when the battle took place.
briefly declared Imbaba "the Islamic Republic of Imbaba."
means "[Egyptian] Doum Palm" (Hyphaene thebaica), so it is probable that the area was called so by Amharic speaking camel merchants and herders to describe the place where they met to do business.
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
, Egypt, located west of the Nile
Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.The Nile has two major...
and northwest of and near Gezira Island
Gezira Island
Gezira Island is located in the Nile River, in central Cairo, Egypt. The southern portion of the island contains the Gezira District, and the northern third contains the affluent Zamalek District....
and downtown Cairo
Downtown Cairo
Downtown Cairo, , has been the urban center of Cairo, Egypt since the late 19th century, when the district was designed and built.-History:The area, designed by prestigious French architects was commissioned by Khedive Ismail...
, within the Giza Governorate
Al Jizah Governorate
Giza Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the center of the country, situated on the west bank of the Nile River opposite Cairo. Its capital is the city of Giza...
. The district is located near (southeast of) 30°5′33"N 31°12′2"E, in the historic upper Nile Delta
Nile Delta
The Nile Delta is the delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas—from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers some 240 km of Mediterranean coastline—and is a rich...
, and is part of the Greater Cairo
Greater Cairo
Greater Cairo is the largest metropolitan area in Egypt and the third largest urban area in the Islamic World after Jakarta and Greater Istanbul. It is the largest urban area in Africa. It is the world's 16th largest metropolitan area, consisting of governorates Cairo, Giza and Shubra El Khiema of...
metropolitan area.
Imbaba is also the name of an adjacent administrative centre (مركز) in rural Giza Governorate, which has 19 villages in its jurisdiction.
History
For centuries Imbaba was the final destination for camels brought from as far as SudanSudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
and the Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa is a peninsula in East Africa that juts hundreds of kilometers into the Arabian Sea and lies along the southern side of the Gulf of Aden. It is the easternmost projection of the African continent...
, to be sold in the village's Friday market. The market still exists, but is no longer as important as it was up to the turn of 20th century due to increasing urbanisation.
The Battle of the Pyramids
The Battle of the Pyramids, also known as the Battle of Embabeh, was a battle fought on July 21, 1798 between the French army in Egypt under Napoleon Bonaparte, and local MamlukMamluk
A Mamluk was a soldier of slave origin, who were predominantly Cumans/Kipchaks The "mamluk phenomenon", as David Ayalon dubbed the creation of the specific warrior...
forces. It occurred during France's Egyptian Campaign and was the battle where Napoleon put into use one of his significant contributions to tactics, the massive divisional square.
Napoleon named the battle after the Egyptian pyramids, although they were only faintly visible on the horizon when the battle took place.
Secession attempt
During the 1990s, IslamistsIslamism
Islamism also , lit., "Political Islam" is set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only a religion but also a political system. Islamism is a controversial term, and definitions of it sometimes vary...
briefly declared Imbaba "the Islamic Republic of Imbaba."
Name origins
The origin of the name Imbaba is not certain; however, the word "Embaba" in the Amharic languageAmharic language
Amharic is a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia. It is the second most-spoken Semitic language in the world, after Arabic, and the official working language of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Thus, it has official status and is used nationwide. Amharic is also the official or working...
means "[Egyptian] Doum Palm" (Hyphaene thebaica), so it is probable that the area was called so by Amharic speaking camel merchants and herders to describe the place where they met to do business.