Faiyum

Summary

Faiyum is a city^[1]. Faiyum ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,223 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Faiyum is located in Faiyum Governorate^[3].
• Faiyum is in the country of Egypt^[4].
• Faiyum's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Faiyum's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Faiyum is part of Lower Egypt^[7].
• Faiyum's Commons category is recorded as Faiyum^[8].
• Faiyum's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[9].
• Faiyum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.3, 'lon': 30.833333333333}^[10].
• Faiyum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Faiyum^[11].
• Faiyum has a population of {'amount': '+519047'}^[12].
• Faiyum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• Faiyum's replaces is recorded as Crocodilopolis^[14].
• Faiyum's capital of is recorded as Faiyum Governorate^[15].
• Faiyum's capital of is recorded as Markaz al Fayyūm^[16].
• Faiyum's topic has template is recorded as Q25721659^[17].
• Faiyum's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الفيوم'}^[18].
• Faiyum's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Born in Faiyum (city)^[19].
• Faiyum's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Faiyum (city)^[20].
• Faiyum's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الفيوم'}^[21].
• Faiyum's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Faiyum^[22].
• Faiyum sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+29'}^[23].

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Geography

Faiyum is in the country of Egypt^[4]. Faiyum is located in Faiyum Governorate^[3]. Faiyum is part of Lower Egypt^[7].

Physical Characteristics

Faiyum sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+29'}^[23]. Faiyum has a population of {'amount': '+519047'}^[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5] and big city^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Faiyum include New Faiyum^[24], a city^[25], in Egypt^[26].

Why It Matters

Faiyum ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,223 views/month).^[2] Faiyum has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] Faiyum is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for Faiyum include New Faiyum^[24], a city^[25], in Egypt^[26].