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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 |
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Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Faiyum |
Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
Population
(2012)
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• Total | 349,883 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
Faiyum (Arabic: الفيوم; Coptic: ̀Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ or Ⲫⲓⲱⲙ ̀Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ or Ⲫⲓⲱⲙ) is a city in the Middle of Egypt. It is 100 kilometres (62 mi) away from Cairo. The city is located in the Faiyum Oasis, and it is the capital of Faiyum Governorate. The city was called Shedet in Ancient Egypt. When the Greeks took Egypt, they called it Crocodilopolis or Krocodilopolis. the Romans called it Arsinoë. It is one of Egypt's oldest cities, and it has a strategic location.
Climate
Climate data for Faiyum | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
30 (86) |
36 (97) |
41 (106) |
43 (109) |
46 (115) |
41 (106) |
43 (109) |
39 (102) |
40 (104) |
36 (97) |
30 (86) |
46 |
Average high °C (°F) | 18.9 (66) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
29 (84) |
33.6 (92.5) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.1 (97) |
35.8 (96.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
28.66 (83.59) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
16.1 (61) |
20.4 (68.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
20.88 (69.58) |
Average low °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
18.2 (64.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
13.13 (55.64) |
Record low °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
4 (39) |
5 (41) |
8 (46) |
11 (52) |
16 (61) |
13 (55) |
13 (55) |
10 (50) |
11 (52) |
4 (39) |
4 (39) |
-17.8 |
Precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.04) |
1 (0.04) |
1 (0.04) |
1 (0.04) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.04) |
2 (0.08) |
7 (0.28) |
Source #1: Climate-Data.org' | |||||||||||||
Source #2: Voodoo Skies for record temperatures |
Main sights
- Hawara, archeological site 27 kilometres (17 mi) from the city
- Lahun Pyramids, 4 kilometres (2 mi) outside the city
- Qaitbay Mosque, in the city. the wife of the Mamluk Sultan Qaitbay built it.
- Qasr Qarun, 44 kilometres (27 mi) from the city
- Wadi Elrayan or Wadi Rayan, the largest waterfalls in Egypt, around 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the city
- Wadi Al-Hitan or Valley of whales, It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Related pages
- Faiyum Governorate
- Wadi Elrayan
- Fayum towns and their papyri, edited with translations and notes by Bernard P. Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt at the Internet Archive
. 148 pages, public domain.
Images for kids
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Jean-Léon Gérôme, View of Medinet El-Fayoum, c. 1868-1870
See also
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![]() | Harmonia Rosales |
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