Arsinoe, Egypt

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Arsinoe (Greek: Ἀρσινόη) was the name bestowed upon three different cities in ancient Egypt:

  1. Arsinoe, also called Crocodilopolis, in the Fayyum, Middle Egypt
  2. Arsinoe, also called Cleopatris, at the head of the Gulf of Suez
  3. Arsinoe, also called Olbia, at the mouth of the Gulf of Suez