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Kura (administrative division)

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471: 462:, abolished them and replaced them with 23 provinces (14 in Lower Egypt and 9 in Upper Egypt), which in broad outlines survive to the present day, as the Egyptian governorates. 96:
refers to an administrative unit in general, while the pagarchy is a religious administrative unit. The Arabs also kept the names of these units, citing their
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p. 50, From the research of the symposium of administrative departments in Egypt - Wednesday, March 25, 1998 - Supreme Council of Culture, Egypt.
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origin (not the Roman or Greek), after they distorted some of them and translated others in accordance with the Arabic language.
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remained the chief administrative unit of Egypt well into the Middle Ages. It was not until the 1070s that the
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of pre-Islamic times. These administrative units are smaller than the modern
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The term was also used for the provincial districts of the
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Brill Online. 567:, The Grand Printing Press in 1: 634:Former subdivisions of Egypt 550:The Grand Printing Press in 548:الانتصار لوساطة عقد الأمصار, 458:, the de facto ruler of the 565:الانتصار لوساطة عقد الأمصار 447: 322: 264: 232: 189:of Batn al-Rif, which are: 126: 116: 92: 82: 60: 670: 480: 330:, they are 22, which are: 654:Medieval history of Egypt 69: 639:Arabic words and phrases 644:1070s disestablishments 598:Encyclopaedia of Islam 478: 346:(which is the land of 110:mentioned in his book 77: 473: 378:Taha wa Heiz Shenouda 48:governorates of Egypt 34:) was a term used by 315:, Lubia and Marakia) 284:Al-Khis wa al-Ashrak 64:is of Greek origin ( 42:, equivalent to the 588:. In Fleet, Kate; 489:Emirate of Córdoba 479: 476:Emirate of Córdoba 387:Asfal al-Ashmunayn 58:The Arabized word 515:, first section, 483:Kura (al-Andalus) 460:Fatimid Caliphate 405:Al-Dir wa Abshaya 132:al-Hawf al-Sharqi 661: 618: 617: 578: 572: 561: 555: 544: 533: 526: 520: 517:البلاد المندرسة, 511:Muhammad Ramzi: 509: 450: 382:Ala al-Ashmunayn 325: 267: 235: 129: 119: 95: 85: 71: 63: 33: 669: 668: 664: 663: 662: 660: 659: 658: 624: 623: 622: 621: 594:Rowson, Everett 580: 579: 575: 562: 558: 545: 536: 527: 523: 510: 506: 501: 485: 468: 443: 413:Howa wa Faw wa 318: 260: 228: 183: 56: 17: 12: 11: 5: 667: 665: 657: 656: 651: 646: 641: 636: 626: 625: 620: 619: 590:Krämer, Gudrun 573: 556: 534: 521: 503: 502: 500: 497: 481:Main article: 467: 464: 456:Badr al-Jamali 442: 441: 436: 430: 421: 411: 406: 403: 400: 395: 390: 384: 379: 376: 373: 368: 365: 362: 359: 356: 351: 341: 336: 332: 317: 316: 302: 297: 294: 291: 288: 285: 282: 279: 276: 270: 259: 258: 255: 252: 247: 242: 238: 227: 226: 221: 216: 211: 208: 205: 202: 197: 191: 182: 181: 176: 171: 166: 163: 160: 155: 150: 145: 142: 136: 90:, because the 55: 52: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 666: 655: 652: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 631: 629: 615: 611: 607: 603: 599: 595: 591: 587: 583: 577: 574: 570: 566: 560: 557: 553: 549: 543: 541: 539: 535: 531: 525: 522: 518: 514: 508: 505: 498: 496: 494: 490: 484: 477: 474:Kuras of the 472: 466:In al-Andalus 465: 463: 461: 457: 454: 449: 440: 437: 434: 431: 429: 425: 422: 420: 416: 412: 410: 407: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 391: 388: 385: 383: 380: 377: 374: 372: 369: 366: 363: 360: 357: 355: 352: 349: 345: 342: 340: 337: 334: 333: 331: 329: 324: 314: 310: 306: 303: 301: 298: 295: 292: 289: 286: 283: 280: 277: 275: 272: 271: 269: 266: 256: 253: 251: 248: 246: 243: 240: 239: 237: 234: 225: 222: 220: 217: 215: 212: 209: 206: 203: 201: 198: 196: 193: 192: 190: 188: 180: 177: 175: 172: 170: 167: 164: 161: 159: 156: 154: 151: 149: 146: 143: 141: 138: 137: 135: 134:, which are: 133: 128: 124:included the 123: 118: 113: 109: 105: 103: 99: 94: 89: 84: 79: 75: 67: 62: 53: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 29: 25: 21: 597: 576: 564: 563:Ibn Duqmaq, 559: 547: 546:Ibn Duqmaq, 529: 524: 516: 512: 507: 486: 444: 348:Al-Atfihiyah 319: 261: 229: 186: 184: 114:that the 33 111: 106: 57: 23: 19: 18: 582:Halm, Heinz 328:Upper Egypt 320:As for the 305:Al-Buhayrah 274:Sa el-Hagar 257:Al-Bashroud 122:Lower Egypt 628:Categories 586:"Fāṭimids" 499:References 493:al-Andalus 371:El-Bahnasa 344:Al-Sharqia 309:Alexandria 307:(includes 281:Al-Batanon 108:Ibn Duqmaq 614:1873-9830 435:wa Armant 210:Al-Nujoom 207:Al-Awsiya 140:Ain Shams 102:Pharaonic 596:(eds.). 584:(2014). 393:Manfalut 389:wa Ansna 287:Kharbata 262:And the 230:And the 224:Damietta 200:Samannud 185:And the 179:Al-Arish 174:Al-Farma 88:pagarchy 54:In Egypt 419:Dendera 402:Qahquwa 367:Al-Qays 339:Memphis 313:Mariout 290:Qartasa 214:Dakahla 162:Torabia 36:Muslims 612:  569:Boulaq 552:Boulaq 453:vizier 409:Akhmim 358:Abusir 354:Faiyum 300:Rashid 293:Moseel 278:Shabas 254:Baqira 245:Menouf 241:Damsis 219:Tinnis 165:Farbit 144:Atreep 98:Coptic 28:Arabic 491:, in 439:Aswan 428:Luxor 375:Bwait 364:Ahnas 361:Dalas 335:Awsim 326:s of 296:Ikhna 250:Sakha 204:Noosa 195:Busir 187:kuras 158:Basta 148:Temay 130:s of 120:s of 78:chora 74:Latin 66:Greek 44:nomes 40:Egypt 24:Koura 610:ISSN 448:kura 445:The 433:Esna 424:Qift 415:Qena 398:Syut 323:kura 265:kura 233:kura 153:Bana 127:kura 117:kura 93:kura 83:kura 70:χώρα 61:kura 32:كورة 20:Kura 602:doi 426:wa 417:wa 22:or 630:: 608:. 537:^ 495:. 311:, 169:Sa 76:: 72:; 68:: 50:. 30:: 616:. 604:: 350:) 26:(

Index

Arabic
Muslims
Egypt
nomes
governorates of Egypt
Greek
Latin
pagarchy
Coptic
Pharaonic
Ibn Duqmaq
Lower Egypt
al-Hawf al-Sharqi
Ain Shams
Temay
Bana
Basta
Sa
Al-Farma
Al-Arish
Busir
Samannud
Dakahla
Tinnis
Damietta
Menouf
Sakha
Sa el-Hagar
Rashid
Al-Buhayrah

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