The Delta-Sinai Tour
Al-Farama
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Farma was once a port and trading center at the most eastern branch of the Nile. The Holy Family had to pass through this city before entering the Nile Delta. The Farma branch dried up and the once flourishing city disappeared in medieval times and is now covered by sand of the desert. Today we find important 5 th /6 th century ruins of several churches. © copyright .Fr Angelos Ava Mina Ruins of the ancient city of Farma. ( Scan from the book "The Holy Family in Egypt"; St. Mina Monastery Press, Cairo, 2000). © copyright Dr. Peter Grossmann Plan of the main historical church at Al-Farama	© copyright The ruins of Farma are situated in the desert east of Port Said.