Segin al-Kom
*ϣⲉϫⲓⲛ سجين الكوم | |
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Coordinates: 30°54′31.18″N 31°3′19.71″E / 30.9086611°N 31.0554750°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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.
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