Sidi Salem
سيدي سالم | |
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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]