Faiyum
city in Egypt
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Summary
Faiyum is a city[1]. Faiyum ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,406 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Faiyum Governorate[3]
- Country: Egypt[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Part of: Lower Egypt[6]
- Commons category: Faiyum[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Faiyum[9]
- Population: 519,047[10]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11]
- Replaces: Crocodilopolis[12]
- Capital of: Faiyum Governorate[13], Markaz al Fayyūm[14]
- Topic has template: Q25721659[15]
- Official name: الفيوم[16]
- Category for people born here: Category:Born in Faiyum (city)[17]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Faiyum (city)[18]
- Native label: الفيوم[19]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Faiyum[20]
- Elevation above sea level: 29 m[21]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Faiyum include New Faiyum[22], a city[23], in Egypt[24].
Why It Matters
Faiyum has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Faiyum is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]
Entities named for Faiyum include New Faiyum[22], a city[23], in Egypt[24].