Ibshawāy, Egypt
Soknopaiou Nesos
Soknopaiou Nesos was an ancient settlement in the Faiyum Oasis, located a few kilometers north of Lake Qarun. The settlement - known nowadays as Dimeh es-Seba, possibly meaning "Dimeh of the lions" - was an important religious center with an imposing temple dedicated to the god Soknopaios, an oracular god in shape of a crocodile with falcon head, from which the toponym of the town itself derived. According to papyrological evidence Soknopaiou Nesos was founded in the 3rd century BCE, during the land reclamation project of the Faiyum carried out by the first Ptolemies, and was abandoned in mid 3rd century CE.
- City
- Ibshawāy
- Country
- Egypt
- Category
- Religious
- Suggested visit
- About 45 minutes
Background: Wikipedia