Faqous

Faqous, also written Faqus, is a city in Ash Sharqiyah Governorate in Egypt. It is identified with the ancient city of Phacusa, which was the capital of the nome of Arabia, and it was later mentioned by the medieval geographers Qudama ibn Ja'far, Ibn Khordadbeh, Maqrizi, Istakhri, Ibn Hawqal and al-Muqaddasi. The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Faqus as a nahiyah under the district of Sawaleh in Gharbia Governorate, with a town population of 1,610, made up of 836 men and 774 women. Local attractions include the ancient Egyptian monuments at Tell el-Dab'a, Qantir and Omm Egrim. Abdullah al-Sharqawi and Yusuf Idris are listed among its notable people.