Nagrig

Nagrig (Egyptian Arabic: نجريج) is a village in the Gharbia Governorate, Egypt, near the city of Basyoun.

Nagrig
نجريج
Nagrig is located in Egypt
Nagrig
Nagrig
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 30°58′N 30°52′E
Country Egypt
GovernorateGharbia Governorate
Population
 (2006)
 • Total8,656
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Mohamed Salah, a football player for Liverpool and Egypt, is from Nagrig.

History

Surveys and namings

Nagrig is an ancient village. It was mentioned under the name "Nagrej"[1] in the region of Gharbia, as part of the survey (ordered during the reign of Saladin in 572/AH 1176 AD) counted by Ibn Mamati in the book “Laws of Collections.”[2]

It was also mentioned under the name “Nagrej” in the region of Gharbia, as part of the survey (ordered during the reign of Mamluk sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad around 716AH/1316 AD) in which Ibn Al-Ji'an counted it in the book “The Sunni Masterpiece of names the Egyptian country.”

In Ottoman Egypt, the village received the name “Nagrig” during the Ottoman land survey (930-932 AH/1524-1527 AD) which was conducted by the Ottoman governor Hadım Suleiman Pasha in the era of Suleiman the Magnificent.

In the survey directed by Muhammad Ali of Egypt on the date 1228 AH/1813 AD which counted the villages of Egypt, the village was called the name of “Nagrig” within the villages of the Gharbia directorate.

Salah's local philanthropy

Mohamed Salah has funded building a primary and middle school as well as a small stadium. Salah also donates money, distributed through his charity, to be given to widows, poor families, and poor Syrian refugees. Salah's foundation also gave the village its first ambulance, as residents must travel to Basyoun for medical treatment.[3][4]

Population

The population of Nagrig was 8,656 people, according to the official census of 2006.[5] A 2018 article interviewing village mayor Maher Shatteh cites the population as "more than 15,000," of which 65% live in poverty.[4]

Notable people
Mohamed Salah in 2018

References
  1. ابن مماتي ص 195
  2. ابن الجيعان ص98
  3. Hendawi, Hamza (15 October 2021). "Why Mo Salah's Egyptian home village hopes his Liverpool contract talks bear fruit". The National News. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  4. Rabie, Hossam (30 May 2018). "Egyptian soccer star's village has mixed feelings about native son". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. "البيانات السكانية لمدينة أو قرية حسب تقديرات السكان 2006 - محافظة الغربية". Archived from the original on 31 January 2021.
  6. "Mo Salah, the son of Nagrig — a small Egyptian village". Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.


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