Tell El Kebir (Arabic: التل الكبير lit."the great mound")[1] is 110 km north-north-east of Cairo and 75 kilometres south of Port Said on the edge of the Egyptian desert at the altitude of 29 m. Administratively, it is a part of the Ismailia Governorate.
In the ancient times the city of On (modern Matariyah) mentioned in Genesis 41:45[2] was identified by some as located south-west of the mound, which according to the Egyptian legend was the first place where cotton was cultivated.
The location is famous for the Battle of Tell El Kebir which was fought in 1882 between the Egyptian army led by Ahmed 'Urabi and the British military. The ancient ruins of On were fortified into an entrenched camp by the Egyptian troops
The Egyptian troops of Ibrahim Pasha captured the city of Jaffa and its environs following a battle with the forces of the Ottoman Empire in 1832. Though Egyptian rule over this area continued only until 1840, Egyptian Muslims settled in and around Jaffa, founding among others the village of Abu Kabir. Many of the Egyptians who populated it came from Tell El Kebir and named it for their hometown.[3][4]
First World Waredit
British and Indian officers of the 18th King George's Own Lancers at Tel el Kebir on arrival from France in April 1918.
During the Gallipoli landings and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War, Tell El Kebir was a training centre for the First Australian Imperial Force reinforcements, No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, and also a site of a large prisoner of war camp. Some 40,000 Australians camped in a small tent city at Tell El Kebir of six miles in length.[5] A military railway was eventually constructed to take troops from the camp to their vessels in Alexandria and elsewhere for embarkation to Gallipoli landings.
The Tell El Kebir village was described by an Australian soldier in 1916 as
a very dirty little place with a few dirty shops in it[6]
The Allied War Memorial Cemetery is situated about 175 metres east of the railway station and the Ismailia Canal. The War Memorial Cemetery was used from June 1915 to July 1920, and was enlarged after the Armistice many graves were transferred in from other temporary interment sites. The camp was converted for use as a holding camp for refugees fleeing the Russian Civil War from what used to be southern Russian Empire.
Second World Waredit
During the North African campaign of the Second World War, Tell El Kebir was a site for the Eighth Army vehicle park, a military hospital and a large ordnance depot, with many military mechanical and electrical repair workshops[7] including the RAOC Base Vehicle Depot Tell El Kebir BVD(E) which remained for several years after the war as part of the Tell El Kebir Garrison which was surrounded by a perimeter wire and minefield, and heavily guarded due to the tense atmosphere in Egypt at the time,[8] that supplied every type of vehicle used by the British Army in the Middle East Theatre until the Suez Emergency was declared, and fought in the Canal Zone.[9]
The cemetery now contains 65 Commonwealth graves from the First World War and 526 from the Second World War. There are also 84 military graves of other nations in the cemetery. It is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[10]
^Other names: at-Tall al-Kabīr, et-Tell el-Kebīr, Tell el- Kebîr, El-Tell el-Kebîr, Tell el- Kebir, At Tell al Kebir, El-Tell el-Kebir, At Tell al Kebīr, Tel el Kebir, Et Tell el Kebir
^Dumper, Michael; Stanley, Bruce E. (2006). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: a historical encyclopedia. p. 200. ISBN1-57607-919-8.
^Avneri, Aryeh L. (1982), The claim of dispossession: Jewish land-settlement and the Arabs, 1878–1948, p. 14, ISBN9781412836210, retrieved 13 October 2009
^Ernest George King, A DIARY OF THE WAR, 2ND REINFORCEMENT, 19TH BATTALION, 5TH INFANTRY BRIGADE A.I.E.FORCES, INTERMEDIATE BASE DEPOT, EGYPT, FEBRUARY 12, 1916 [1]
^REME Base Workshops & REME Station Workshops Tel El Kebir M.E.L.F. 11
^The Argus, Phil Everest, Not forgotten, 17 October 2002
Ramsay, Roy, & Ramsay, Ronald James, Hell, Hope And Heroes: Life in the Field Ambulance in World War I, Rosenberg Publishing, Kenthurst NSW, 2005
Map of Suez Canal Zone showing Tel El Kebir
April 11, 2024
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Tell El Kebir Arabic التل الكبير lit the great mound 1 is 110 km north north east of Cairo and 75 kilometres south of Port Said on the edge of the Egyptian desert at the altitude of 29 m Administratively it is a part of the Ismailia Governorate Tell El Kebir التل الكبيرTell El KebirLocation in EgyptCoordinates 30 32 44 N 31 46 41 E 30 54556 N 31 77806 E 30 54556 31 77806Country EgyptGovernorateIsmailiaTime zoneUTC 2 EST Summer DST 3In the ancient times the city of On modern Matariyah mentioned in Genesis 41 45 2 was identified by some as located south west of the mound which according to the Egyptian legend was the first place where cotton was cultivated The location is famous for the Battle of Tell El Kebir which was fought in 1882 between the Egyptian army led by Ahmed Urabi and the British military The ancient ruins of On were fortified into an entrenched camp by the Egyptian troops Contents 1 Battle of Tell El Kebir 2 Relation with Abu Kabir in Palestine 3 First World War 4 Second World War 5 See also 6 Citations and notes 7 ReferencesBattle of Tell El Kebir editMain article Battle of Tell El KebirRelation with Abu Kabir in Palestine editThe Egyptian troops of Ibrahim Pasha captured the city of Jaffa and its environs following a battle with the forces of the Ottoman Empire in 1832 Though Egyptian rule over this area continued only until 1840 Egyptian Muslims settled in and around Jaffa founding among others the village of Abu Kabir Many of the Egyptians who populated it came from Tell El Kebir and named it for their hometown 3 4 First World War edit nbsp British and Indian officers of the 18th King George s Own Lancers at Tel el Kebir on arrival from France in April 1918 During the Gallipoli landings and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War Tell El Kebir was a training centre for the First Australian Imperial Force reinforcements No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital and also a site of a large prisoner of war camp Some 40 000 Australians camped in a small tent city at Tell El Kebir of six miles in length 5 A military railway was eventually constructed to take troops from the camp to their vessels in Alexandria and elsewhere for embarkation to Gallipoli landings The Tell El Kebir village was described by an Australian soldier in 1916 asa very dirty little place with a few dirty shops in it 6 The Allied War Memorial Cemetery is situated about 175 metres east of the railway station and the Ismailia Canal The War Memorial Cemetery was used from June 1915 to July 1920 and was enlarged after the Armistice many graves were transferred in from other temporary interment sites The camp was converted for use as a holding camp for refugees fleeing the Russian Civil War from what used to be southern Russian Empire Second World War editDuring the North African campaign of the Second World War Tell El Kebir was a site for the Eighth Army vehicle park a military hospital and a large ordnance depot with many military mechanical and electrical repair workshops 7 including the RAOC Base Vehicle Depot Tell El Kebir BVD E which remained for several years after the war as part of the Tell El Kebir Garrison which was surrounded by a perimeter wire and minefield and heavily guarded due to the tense atmosphere in Egypt at the time 8 that supplied every type of vehicle used by the British Army in the Middle East Theatre until the Suez Emergency was declared and fought in the Canal Zone 9 The cemetery now contains 65 Commonwealth graves from the First World War and 526 from the Second World War There are also 84 military graves of other nations in the cemetery It is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission 10 See also edit nbsp Egypt portalList of cities and towns in EgyptCitations and notes edit Other names at Tall al Kabir et Tell el Kebir Tell el Kebir El Tell el Kebir Tell el Kebir At Tell al Kebir El Tell el Kebir At Tell al Kebir Tel el Kebir Et Tell el Kebir also known as Beth Shemesh Aven Heliopolis Dumper Michael Stanley Bruce E 2006 Cities of the Middle East and North Africa a historical encyclopedia p 200 ISBN 1 57607 919 8 Avneri Aryeh L 1982 The claim of dispossession Jewish land settlement and the Arabs 1878 1948 p 14 ISBN 9781412836210 retrieved 13 October 2009 p 64 Ramsay amp Ramsay Ernest George King A DIARY OF THE WAR 2ND REINFORCEMENT 19TH BATTALION 5TH INFANTRY BRIGADE A I E FORCES INTERMEDIATE BASE DEPOT EGYPT FEBRUARY 12 1916 1 REME Base Workshops amp REME Station Workshops Tel El Kebir M E L F 11 The Argus Phil Everest Not forgotten 17 October 2002 Hansard HC Deb 21 January 1947 vol 432 cc19 20 CWGC Tel el Kebir War Memorial CemeteryReferences editRamsay Roy amp Ramsay Ronald James Hell Hope And Heroes Life in the Field Ambulance in World War I Rosenberg Publishing Kenthurst NSW 2005 Map of Suez Canal Zone showing Tel El Kebir Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tell El Kebir amp oldid 1217052811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
