Sidi Salem
Sidi Salem سيدي سالم | |
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  Sidi Salem Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 31°16′20″N 30°46′51″E / 31.272352°N 30.780809°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Kafr El Sheikh |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Sidi Salem (Arabic: سيدي سالم) is a city in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt.[1]
The medieval Arabic and Coptic scholars identified the city with ancient Phragonis (Coptic: ⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ, Ancient Greek: Φραγωνις, Arabic: الفراجون, romanized: al-Farājūn),[2] although the archeological findings point out to Kom al-Khawaled 7 kilometers east of Sidi Salem.[3]
Valentinus, an early Gnostic Christian theologian and founder of the Valentinianism, was believed to be native to Phragonis.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "شبكة الإعلام العربية محيط". Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "قائمة قرى محافظة كفر الشيخ". areq.net. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- ^ Markschies, Christoph (1992). Valentinus Gnosticus? (in German). Tübingen, Germany: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck). pp. 315–316. ISBN 3161459938.