Kokka or Koka (Nobiin: Ⲕⲟⲩⲕⲕⲁ; Arabic: كوكا) is a village in Northern State, Sudan, located on the western bank of the Nile River near the Third Cataract. Kokka is part of the Delgo locality.
Toponomy The name Kokka () means 'retreated' or 'secluded' because the village sits in a low-lying area surrounded by higher ground.
History
A locality called Kokka (Old Nubian: Ⲕⲟⲕⲕⲁ) appears in two medieval documents from Qasr Ibrim.Giovanni Ruffini (2016). The Bishop, the Eparch, and the King. pp. 118, 124 In the post-medieval period Kokka was the capital of a petty kingdom wedged between the Ottoman Empire in the north and the Funj Sultanate in the south. This kingdom was divided into seven districts stretching from Wawa in the north to Fogo in the south.A. Osman (1982). "The Post-medieval Kingdom of Kokka" in Nubian studies: Proceedings of the Symposium for Nubian Studies. pp. 188–189. According to local traditions it had 13 kings, with the last one being Abdel Aziz bin Subeir bin Diab, who was deposed in 1912.A. Osman (1982). "The Post-medieval Kingdom of Kokka" in Nubian studies: Proceedings of the Symposium for Nubian Studies. p. 187.
Geography Kokka is situated in the Mahas region, southwest of Delgo. It is bordered to the south by Kajbar, to the north by El Turaa, and to the east by Kadrama. Both banks of the Nile are lined with date palm trees that separate it from the residential settlements.
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