| LC control no. | sh 00005129 |
|---|---|
| LC classification | DT73.P4 |
| Geographic heading | Pelusium (Extinct city) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Egypt--Pelusium (Extinct city) |
| Variant(s) | Farama, Tell (Egypt) Pelousion (Extinct city) Per-Amon (Extinct city) Sa'inu (Extinct city) Tall al-Farama (Egypt) Tell el-Farama (Egypt) Tell Farama (Egypt) |
| See also | Extinct cities--Egypt Egypt--Antiquities |
| Found in | Work cat.: 99896021: Carrez-Maratray, Jean-Yves. Péluse et l'angle oriental du delta égyptien aux époques grecque, romaine et byzantine, 1999. Web. geog.: p. 183 (Pelusium, anc. city of Egypt on Pelusiac Branch of the Nile; ruins are in Plain of Tina, East of Suez Canal and 22 m. SE of Port Said on Bay of Pelusium) Britannica Online WWW site, Aug 28, 2000 (Pelusium, Greek Pelousion, ancient Egyptian city on the easternmost mouth of the Nile River (long silted up), Egyptians likely called it Sa'inu and also Per-Amon, site's modern name is Tell Farama) Baedecker's Egypt: p. 301 (Tell el-Farama which marks the site of ancient Pelusium) GEOnet, Sept. 26, 2000 (Tell el-Farama, ans, 31⁰02ʹ36ʺN 32⁰32ʹ24ʺE) GEOnet (ancient; 31°02ʹ36ʺN 032°32ʹ24ʺE) |
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