Sallum

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Sallum, Egypt
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Location of Site of Sallum

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Coordinates: 31°36′39″N 25°55′32″E / 31.61083, 25.92556
Elevation 26 m (84 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 14,393

Sallum or As Sallum (Arabic: السلوم (Alternative)‎) is a village in Egypt, near the Mediterranean Sea, east of the border with Libya, and around 145 km (91 miles) from Tobruk.

Sallum is mainly a Bedouin community, with food and gasoline supplies, but it has little if any tourist activity or organized historical curiosities. Sallum is not a tourist area, but it has one hotel (al-Ahrum) and a few other places to stay. However, it is certainly not a town familiar with western travelers.

Sallum was the ancient Roman port of Baranis, and there are some Roman wells still remaining in the area. It is also a Bedouin trading center. 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 most 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.

Some nearby beaches may be isolated and of interest; however, one should ask for permission prior to visiting those beaches.

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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.

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).
Sallum is near the Mediterranean Sea (top left).

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  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.

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