Philae - ܦܝܠܘܢ
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Philae; ܦܝܠܘܢ; Philae; ܦܝܠܘܢ
Located on an island in the First Nile Cataract, Philae was a major cultic centre for the goddess Isis. Traces have been unearthed that pagan rituals took place there until the mid-5th century, yet already since the early 4th century, Philae was also an episcopal see.
location: 24.025031 32.884252
identifier: http://syriaca.org/place/5626
identifier: http://syriaca.org/johnofephesus/places/5626
identifier: https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786089
identifier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philae_temple_complex
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189; 233 3.4.9; 3.4.10; 3.4.49
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786089