Sidi Salem
Sidi Salem (Arabic: سيدي سالم) is a city in the Kafr El Sheikh Governorate, Egypt.
The medieval Arabic and Coptic scholars identified the city with ancient Phragonis (Coptic: ⲡⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ, Ancient Greek: Φραγωνις, Arabic: الفراجون, romanized: al-Farājūn), although the archeological findings point out to Kom al-Khawaled 7 kilometers east of Sidi Salem.
Valentinus, an early Gnostic Christian theologian and founder of the Valentinianism, was believed to be native to Phragonis.
See also
References
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- ^ "قائمة قرى محافظة كفر الشيخ". areq.net. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
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