"Sakka" a profession of importance in ancient Egypt knows about its history
Water is the lifeblood, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "And we made water out of every living thing." So it is difficult to live without it. Who needs it.
And "Sakka" profession has spread in Egypt since the era of the Caliphs, and Muslim rulers since the Islamic conquest, and they had a sheikh is responsible for their distribution to the distribution places, and also for their selection.
This profession has requirements and tests that must be passed, including carrying a bag and a bag filled with sand weighs about "67" pounds for three days, three nights, without being allowed to sit or sit or sleep, then give him a license to work paper issued by the Interior on behalf of "Sakka" the length and color of his eyes and nationality and place to move between the streets.
Al-Sakka's work was not confined to distributing water, but he was putting out fires instead of "fire extinguishers." In the summer he sprayed streets and markets to cool them.
Until the profession began to disappear in Cairo in 1865 after the establishment of the first water company and began to distribute water inside the city of Cairo through.
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