Fāraskūr - Fāraskūr

Faraskur, also Fariskur, Arabic:فارسكور‎, Fāraskūr / Fāriskūr, is a city in egyptian Governorate Dumyāṭ in the western Nile Delta with 36,850 inhabitants.^[1]. The city is located 15 kilometers southwest of Dumyāṭ on the east side of the arm of the Nile from Damietta.

background

Of course, the meaning of Fāraskūr does not come close to that of Dumyāṭ / Damietta. But since the city is on the way to el-Manṣūra is obtained in connection with the sixth crusade under the leadership of the French king Louis IX 1249/1250 in importance.

After Damietta was captured without a fight in June 1249, the crusaders penetrated further inland from November 1249 and were able to fight the battle of el-Manṣūra of February 11, 1250 still decide for themselves with great losses. The peace negotiations with Shadjar ed-Durr, the widow of the recently deceased sultan es-Salih Ayyubwho are the reign of their son Turan Shah perceived, failed because the weakening of the crusaders could not be overlooked. On April 5, 1250 el-Manṣūra had to be abandoned by the Crusaders. On the retreat to Damietta, the crusader army was in the a day later Battle of Fāraskūr Defeated by Muslim forces led by Turan Shah. Louis IX and most of his army were captured. For a large ransom and the return of Damietta, the crusaders were able to leave the country on May 8, 1250.

The local handicrafts include carpet and furniture production as well as the blacksmith's trade.

getting there

In the street

Fāraskūr can be easily reached by car or taxi from Dumyāṭ reach out. The road essentially follows the course of the arm of the Nile.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

The main attraction of the city is the 31.33153531.7155771 el-Ḥadīdī Mosque(31 ° 19 ′ 53 ″ N.31 ° 42 ′ 56 "E), Arabic:جامع الحديدي‎, Ǧāmiʿ al-adīdī, in the old town of Fāraskūr. It was founded in 1786 (1200 AH) by the Moroccan Sheikh ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd er-Raḥman el-Ḥadīdī (also ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd er-Raḥman el-Ansarī el-Maghrabī).

The mosque consists of two parts. On the one hand, this is the actual, roughly square mosque with its arcades and, on the other hand, the domed mausoleum of el-Ḥadīdī with the minaret. The restoration work on this mosque was completed in 2009.

accommodation

Accommodation options exist in Dumyāṭ.

trips

Visiting the city can be done with that of el-Manṣūra or Dumyāṭ connect.

literature

Web links

• The Battle of Faraskur on Wikipedia

Individual evidence