| Faiyum (محافظة الفيوم) | |
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| Country |  Egypt |
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| Capital | Faiyum |
| Population | 2,512,792 (2006) |
 Map of Egypt with Faiyum highlighted
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Faiyum Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الفيوم is one of the governorates of Egypt in the middle of the country. Its capital is the city of Faiyum, located about 81 mi (130 km) southwest of Cairo. It has a population of 2,512,792 (2006),[1]
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Etymology
| pA-y-m (Faiyum) in hieroglyphs |
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The name Fayyum comes from Coptic 'Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ /Ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ efiom/peiom (whence the proper name Ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲙ payoum), meaning the Sea or the Lake, which in turn comes from late Egyptian pA y-m of the same meaning, a reference to the nearby Lake Moeris.
Location and Settings
The governorate of Faiyum comprises a number of cities and towns. Besides its capital city of Faiyum, there are Senuris and Tomia to the north, and Senaru and Etsaa on the road to the lake.
Geography
The governorate of Faiyum includes:
- The large fertile Faiyum Oasis, which comprises farmland, Lake Moeris, and some cities.
- South of the Faiyum Oasis, a smaller depression contains the town of El Gharaq el Sulţāni. It is also irrigated from the Nile.
- A dry barren depression named Wadi Elrayan, which covers 280 mi² (725 km²), west of the El Gharaq el Sulţāni depression.
- Desert and dry mountains, which mostly surround the depressions.
- In Etsa region there are many ancient places like Madi city,
See also
- Egyptian Fayoumi Chicken.
- Faiyum Oasis
- Lake Moeris
- Bahr Yussef
- Faiyum mummy portraits
- Wadi El Rayan
References
External links
- Fayoum Governorate Official website
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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Coordinates: 29°21′48″N 30°44′45″E / 29.36333°N 30.74583°E
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