Kom Sharik

كوم شريك

A mound on the road from al-Fustat to Alexandria where the Muslims fought the Romans for three days, named after Sharik ibn Sumayy 1 2.

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Era
The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Egypt & Nile

Overview

Kom Sharik is a place on Amr ibn al-As's road from al-Fustat to Alexandria, where he met the whole Roman force; they fought for three days until the Romans broke. 1 Ibn Abd al-Hakam says it is the mound called Kom Sharik after Sharik ibn Sumayy, who either caught the Romans there or was driven onto it and held out. 2 See the battle of Kom Sharik.

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Sharik ibn Sumayy
Site of
Battle of Kom Sharik

People and things also explored

Battle of Kom Sharik· Sharik ibn Sumayy· Conquest of Egypt and Alexandria· Amr ibn al-As· Umar ibn al-Khattab

Sources

  1. Futuh Misr wa-l-Maghrib — Ibn Abd al-Hakam (ed. Abd al-Mun'im Amir, al-Hay'a al-Amma li-Qusur al-Thaqafa) , p. 107
  2. Futuh Misr wa-l-Maghrib — Ibn Abd al-Hakam (ed. Abd al-Mun'im Amir, al-Hay'a al-Amma li-Qusur al-Thaqafa) , p. 108
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Battle of Kom Sharik

An encounter between Amr ibn al-As's army and the assembled Romans on his road from al-Fustat to Alexandria, lasting three days at the mound later called Kom Sharik after Sharik ibn Sumayy, ending in a Roman rout.