Segin al-Kom
*ϣⲉϫⲓⲛ سجين الكوم | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Egypt_adm_location_map.svg)  Segin al-Kom Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°54′31.18″N 31°3′19.71″E / 30.9086611°N 31.0554750°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Gharbia |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 25,623 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Segin al-Kom (Arabic: سجين الكوم, from Coptic: *ϣⲉϫⲓⲛ, Ancient Egyptian: Škȝn)[1] is a historical village in the Gharbia Governorate of Egypt.
It was known as Lycopolis or Lykopolis (Greek: Λυκούπολις)[2] in the Antiquity, an ancient town in the Sebennytic nome in Lower Egypt.
- ^ Carsten Peust, Konstanz (2010). Koptische Dialektologie anhand ägyptisch-arabischer Ortsnamen. Göttingen. p. 89.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2023-03-25.