Κλῦσμα (Ancient Greek) | |
Location | Suez, Suez Governorate, Egypt |
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Coordinates | 29°57′16.6″N 32°34′26.3″E / 29.954611°N 32.573972°E |
Type | Settlement |
Clysma (Greek: Κλῦσμα, romanized: Klŷsma, lit. 'surf, waves that break'; Coptic: ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲩⲥⲙⲁ, romanized: Peklousma; Arabic: القلزم, romanized: al-Qulzum)[1] was an ancient city and bishopric in Egypt. It was located at the head of the Gulf of Suez.