- as Fayum,
Faiyum or al-
Faiyūm.
Faiyum was also
previously officially named Madīnat al-
Faiyūm (Arabic for The City of
Faiyum). The name
Faiyum (and its...
- The
Faiyum Oasis (Arabic: واحة الفيوم Wāḥat al-Fayyum) is a
depression or
basin in the
desert immediately west of the Nile river, 62
miles south of Cairo...
- Abydos. It
appears that the
Faiyum A
culture and the
Badarian and
Tasian Periods overlapped significantly; however, the
Faiyum A
culture was considerably...
-
Faiyum is a city in
Middle Egypt.
Faiyum,
Fayoum or
Fayyum may also
refer to:
Faiyum Oasis, in the
Faiyum region in
Egypt Faiyum Governorate, one of the...
- 29°21′48″N 30°44′45″E / 29.36333°N 30.74583°E / 29.36333; 30.74583
Faiyum (Arabic: محافظة الفيوم Muḥāfāzah Al Fayyūm) is one of the
governorates of...
- Egypt, but are most
common in the
Faiyum Basin,
particularly from
Hawara and the
Hadrianic Roman city Antinoopolis. "
Faiyum portraits" is
generally used as...
-
entire Faiyum region – the "Land of the Lake" in
Egyptian (specifically
referring to Lake Moeris) –
served as a cult
center of Sobek. Most
Faiyum towns...
- The Book of the
Faiyum is an
ancient Egyptian "local monograph"
celebrating the
Faiyum region of
Egypt and its
patron deity, the
crocodile god Sobek. It...
- New
Faiyum (Arabic: الفيوم الجديدة Madīnat al-Fayyūm al-Jadīdah) is a
planned city in
Middle Egypt. A third-generation new
Egyptian city, it is a suburb...
-
holding several titles in
connection with the
Faiyum Oasis. Most
importantly he was
mayor of the
Faiyum Oasis. He was also
overseer of the
priests of...
