Sallum

Sallum
Sallum Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 31°30′13″N 25°06′54″E / 31.50361°N 25.115°E / 31.50361; 25.115Coordinates: 31°30′13″N 25°06′54″E / 31.50361°N 25.115°E / 31.50361; 25.115
Country	Egypt
Governorate	Matruh
Elevation	3 ft (1 m)
Population (2006)
- Total	14,393
Time zone	EST (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)

Sallum, As Sallum, or Sollum (Arabic: السلوم (Alternative)‎) is a village in Egypt, near the Mediterranean Sea, east of the border with Libya, and around 145 km (90 mi) from Tobruk.

Sallum is mainly a Bedouin community. It has little if any tourist activity or organized historical curiosities. It is a regional trading center.

Sallum was the ancient Roman port of Baranis, and there are some Roman wells still remaining in the area. It rests on the Egyptian North Coast, but the location along the border with Libya, about as far west as one may travel in Egypt, means that it is out of the way of almost everything, with few attractions other than a World War II Commonwealth war cemetery. There is a local post office and a National Bank of Egypt branch.

History

Sallum is mentioned, in historical terms, to denote the extent of the initial Italian invasion into Egypt, from Libya, and the Italian Tenth Army built a series of forts in the vicinity of Sallum and Sidi Barrani.

There was fighting near Sallum in the Libyan-Egyptian War of 1977.

Sallum was a destination point during the total solar eclipse on March 29, 2006, as expeditions traveled to the best observation point. ^[1]

Sallum is near the Mediterranean Sea (top left).

See also

• Halfaya Pass
• Military history of Italy during World War II
• Military history of Egypt during World War II

Notes

1. ^ "Valoria La Buena annular eclipse expedition" (report), Solar Physics Group, Astrophysics Lab, University of Rome, January 10, 2007, webpage (mostly Italiano): ICRA-solar: mentions Sidi Barrani observation area.

References

1. ^ "Valoria La Buena annular eclipse expedition" (report), Solar Physics Group, Astrophysics Lab, University of Rome, January 10, 2007, webpage (mostly Italiano): ICRA-solar: mentions Sidi Barrani observation area.

External links

• Photograph of twilight Sidi Barrani solar eclipse (Oct. 2005, copyright 2005-2007 Magyar Csillagászati Egyesület): Hungarian-foto Sidi-twilight (540x345, 38 KB).
• Photograph of solar eclipse at Sidi Barrani (Oct. 2005, copyright 2005-2007 Magyar Csillagászati Egyesület): Hungarian-foto Sidi-eclipse (9 kb).
• Photograph of Sidi Barrani observers (Oct. 2005, copyright 2005-2007 Magyar Csillagászati Egyesület): Hungarian-foto Sidi-people (50 kb).
• MSN Map