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]
