CA´BASA
CA´BASA (
Κάβασα,
Ptol. 4.5.48;
Plin. Nat. 5.9, s.9: Hierocles,p. 724;
Κάβασσα, Conc. Ephes. p. 531, and
Καύασσα), in the Delta of Egypt, the modern
Khabas,was the principal town of the nome Cabasites.
It was seated a little to the north of Sais and Naucratis. Remains of the ancient Cabasa are believed to exist at
Koum-Fara'un, and in this district the names of several villages, e. g.
Khabâs-el-Meh, Khabâs-omar, Koum-Khabâs--recall the Coptic appellation of the capital of the Cabasite nome. D'Anville (
Egypte, p. 75) and Champollion (ii. p. 234) ascribe to the castle of
Khabas the site of the original Cabasa.
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