Sidi Salem

Sidi Salem (Arabic: سيدي سالم) is a city in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt.^[1]

Sidi Salem سيدي سالم
City
Sidi Salem Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31.272352°N 30.780809°E / 31.272352; 30.780809
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Kafr El Sheikh
Time zone	UTC+2 (EST)

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

• Egypt portal

• List of cities and towns in Egypt

References

1. "شبكة الإعلام العربية محيط". Retrieved 5 July 2013.
2. "قائمة قرى محافظة كفر الشيخ". areq.net. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
3. "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
4. Markschies, Christoph (1992). Valentinus Gnosticus? (in German). Tübingen, Germany: J. C. B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck). pp. 315–316. ISBN 3161459938.