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Sidi Salem

Sidi Salem

City in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt

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

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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

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


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