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Faiyum
City in Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Faiyum (disambiguation).
Faiyum (/faɪˈjuːm/ fy-YOOM; Arabic: الفيوم, romanized: el-Fayyūm, locally [elfæjˈjuːm])[lower-alpha 1] is a city in Middle Egypt. Located 100 kilometres (62 miles) southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum Governorate. It is one of Egypt's oldest cities due to its strategic location.[2]
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Faiyum
الفيوم | |
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Clockwise from top: a fishing boat on Lake Qarun, Whale Valley, trees fighting desertification, Sobek Temple | |
Coordinates: 29.308374°N 30.844105°E / 29.308374; 30.844105 | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Faiyum |
Area | |
• Total | 18.5 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 519,047 |
• Density | 28,000/km2 (73,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
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