Faiyum
الفيوم | |
|---|---|
    Clockwise from top: a fishing boat on Lake Qarun, Whale Valley, trees fighting desertification, Sobek Temple | |
  Faiyum Location within Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 29°18′30″N 30°50′39″E / 29.308374°N 30.844105°E | |
| 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) |
Faiyum (/faɪˈjuːm/ fy-YOOM; Arabic: الفيوم, romanized: el-Fayyūm, locally [elfæjˈjuːm])[a] 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]
- ^ a b "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ a b Paola Davoli (2012). "The Archaeology of the Fayum". In Riggs, Christina (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt. Oxford University Press. pp. 152–153. ISBN 9780199571451.
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