Crocodilopolis

Crocodilopolis is an ancient  Egyptian  site,  originally named Shedet, then Arsinoe, and now Medinet el-Faiyum. A custom states that AHA (King Menes; 2920 B.C.E.) established Crocodilopolis.  The  city  attended  as  the  capital  of  the Faiyum and was the cultic center for the crocodile deity Sobek. An agricultural central watered by the Bahr Yusef (the  Joseph  River,  rewarding  a  local  hero  of  Islam),  the city also had a shrine honoring the goddess Renenet. A temple discovered on this site sees to the reign of Amenemhet III (1844–1797  B.C.E.),  but  it  was  probably  complete  by  him,  having  been  started  by  King Senwosret I (1971–1926 B.C.E.). There is some speculation that the red granite  Obelisk at  Abgig was  once  part  of  this  temple. Ramses II (1290–1224 B.C.E.) restored the temple of Sobek. During the Ptolemaic Period (304–30 B.C.E.), the city  was  named  for  Queen  Arsinoe and  served  as  an important cultic center for Sobek. Visitors to the city fed crocodiles  raised  there.  There  were  several  mines  in the field of Crocodilopolis, exploited throughout Egypt’s history. The site also had a sacred lake and baths.