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Faiyum

Northern Africa

Faiyum is a city situated geographically in Lower Egypt but considered culturally and politically part of Upper Egypt, about 100 kilometers southwest of Cairo. Located in the Faiyum Oasis, it serves as the capital of the modern Faiyum Governorate, and it is counted among Egypt's oldest cities because of its strategic location. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
519,047 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Elevation (m)
29 1
Latitude
29.3 degrees north 1
Longitude
30.833333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
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Origin Of

Saadia Gaon

Also in Philosophy Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Saadya GaonLife
Quote, Life
Saadya Gaon (Saadya ben Joseph, known in Arabic as Sa'id ‘ibn Yusuf al-Fayyûmî) was born in Fayyûm (upper Egypt) in 882 and died in Baghdad in 942.
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1. Faiyum (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 519,047 (2021)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 29.3, longitude 30.833333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 29 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 519047 (2021)
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 29.3,30.8333
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 27.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.25, 30.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 29.25, 30.75
29.25 30.75 BWh
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4. GeoNames: Al Fayyum - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 361320, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.38 km)
Quote, cities500 record 361320, nearest place to the city coordinates (1.38 km)
29.30995 30.8418 P PPLA EG 04 519047 29 Africa/Cairo
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Faiyum (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Faiyum ( fy-YOOM; Egyptian Arabic: الفيوم, romanized: el-Fayyūm, locally [elfæjˈjuːm]) is a city located geographically in Lower Egypt but culturally and politically in Upper Egypt, 100 kilometres (62 miles) southwest of Cairo.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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