SALAHIEH, or SALHIEH, a town of Lower Egypt, near the Pelusiac arm of the Nile, 37 miles N.E. of Belbeis. It is surrounded by palm trees, and contains a large mosque. Near this are the ruins of Tahpanhes, mentioned in Scripture as the seat of a palace of the Egyptian monarchs. Pop. 6000.
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