Faiyum Governorate
29°21′48″N 30°44′45″E / 29.36333°N 30.74583°E Faiyum Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt in the middle of the country. Its capital is the city of Faiyum, located about 81 mi south west of Cairo. It has a population of 3,848,708.Photo: cyniczagor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Localities in the Area
Philoteris
Philoteris was a village in ancient Egypt located in the Faiyum Oasis. Philoteris is situated 10 km north of Faiyum Governorate.Faiyum Governorate
- Type: governorate of Egypt with 3,850,000 residents
- Description: Egyptian governorate
- Location: Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.3° or 29° 18' northLongitude
30.5° or 30° 30' eastPopulation
3,850,000Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)Open Location Code
7GXG7GX2+X2GeoNames ID
361323Wikidata ID
Q30656Faiyum Governorate Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): Κροκοδείλων Πόλις
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): Κροκοδειλόπολις
- Arabic: Faiyum
- Arabic: الفيوم (محافظة)
- Arabic: الفيوم
- Arabic: الفيوم المحافظة
- Arabic: فيوم
- Arabic: محافظة الفيوم
- Armenian: Ալ-Ֆայում
- Azerbaijani: əl-Fəyyum mühafəzəsi
- Basque: Al-Faiyum
- Basque: Al Fayyum
- Basque: Faiyum
- Basque: Faiyumgo gobernadore-herria
- Belarusian: Эль-Фаюм
- Bosnian: Faiyum
- Bulgarian: Фаюм
- Catalan: Governació d'el Faium
- Catalan: Governació del Faium
- Cebuano: Muḩāfaz̧at al Fayyūm
- Chinese: Faiyum Séng
- Chinese: 法尤姆省
- Czech: Fajjúm
- Danish: Al Fayyum
- Dutch: Al Fayyum
- Dutch: Faium
- Dutch: Fajoem
- Dutch: Fayoem
- Dutch: Fayum
- English: Faiyum
- Esperanto: Fajum
- Esperanto: Provinco Fajum
- Finnish: Al-Fayyumin kuvernoraatti
- French: Al-Fayoum
- French: Al Fayoum
- French: Fayoum
- French: Fayum
- French: Fayyoum
- French: Gouvernorat du Fayoum
- Georgian: ელ-ფაიუმი
- Georgian: ელ-ფაიუმის მუჰაფაზა
- German: Al-Faiyūm
- German: EG-FYM
- German: Faiyum
- German: Faiyūm
- German: Gouvernement al-Fayyum
- German: al-Fayyum
- Greek: Κυβερνείο Φαγιούμ
- Hebrew: אל-פיום
- Hebrew: פיום
- Hindi: फ़य्यूम मुहाफ़ज़ाह
- Irish: Gobharnóireacht Faiyum
- Italian: Governatorato di Faiyum
- Italian: Governatorato di Fayium
- Italian: Governatorato di Fayum
- Japanese: ファイユーム県
- Korean: 파이윰주
- Ladino: Fayun
- Latin: Al-Fayyum
- Latin: Crocodilopolis
- Latin: Crocodilopolitana
- Lithuanian: Fajumo muchafaza
- Min Nan Chinese: Faiyum Séng
- Norwegian: Guvernementet Faiyum
- Norwegian Bokmål: Al-Fayyum
- Norwegian Bokmål: Guvernementet Al Fayyum
- Persian: استان فیوم
- Polish: Fajum
- Portuguese: Faium
- Romanian: Guvernoratul Al Fayyum
- Russian: Эль-Файюм
- Scots: Faiyum Govrenorate
- Serbian: Faiyum Governorate
- Serbian: Фајум
- Serbo-Croatian: Fajum (muhafaza)
- Serbo-Croatian: Fajum
- Slovenian: Fajum
- Slovenian: Guvernat Fajum
- South Azerbaijani: فیوم اوستانی
- Spanish: Al-Fayum
- Spanish: El-Fayum
- Spanish: El-Fayun
- Spanish: El Fayum
- Spanish: El Fayun
- Spanish: El Fayúm
- Spanish: El Fayún
- Spanish: Fayoum
- Spanish: Fayum
- Spanish: Fayun
- Spanish: Fayún
- Spanish: Gobernación de Fayún
- Swahili: Al-Fayyum
- Swahili: Mkoa wa Faiyum
- Swedish: Faijum
- Tajik: Вилояти Файюм
- Thai: เขตผู้ว่าการอัลฟัยยูม
- Turkish: Feyyum
- Ukrainian: Ель-Фаюм
- Urdu: محافظہ فیوم
- Waray (Philippines): Faiyum
- Western Panjabi: صوبہ فیوم
- Wu Chinese: 法尤姆省
- Zulu: Faiyum Governorate
- Al-Fayyumin kuvernementti
- Al Fayyūm
- El Faiyūm
- El Fayoum
- Fayum Province
- Fayyum
- Governatorato di al-Fayyum
- Mohafazat El Faiyum
- Mudīrīyat al Fayyūm
- Muhafazat al Fayyum
- Muḩāfaz̧at Fayyūm
Localities in the Area
- ‘Izbat Ḩannā ḨabībLocality, 7 km east
- ‘Izbat Tādrus ShunūdahLocality, 7 km northeast
- ‘Izbat Ḩabīb LūqāLocality, 8 km northeast
- ‘Izbat Wādī ar RayyānLocality, 8 km east
- ‘Izbat ‘Uqāb YūsufLocality, 8 km east
Landmarks in the Area
- Kharābat IhrītArchaeological site, 6 km north
- Qārat al BaqīrātPeak, 6 km west
- Theadelphia/Kharabet Ihrit, Bath 2, Greek BathArchaeological site, 8 km northeast
- Theadelphia/Kharabet Ihrit, Bath 1, Greek BathArchaeological site, 8 km northeast
- Euhemeria/Qasr el-Banat, Bath 1, Greek BathRuin, 9 km northeast
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