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Al Fayyūm (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 29 18 36 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 29.3099 decimal degrees |
| Long: 030 50 30 E degrees minutes |
Long: 30.8418 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was an ancient center; noted for ruins dating to 12th dynasty (1991-1786 BC), & Greek & Coptic papyrus; today is center for cotton ginning & tanning. |
Names: |
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| Al Fayyūm (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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| Al-Fayyum (C,V)
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| Al-Fayyūm (C,V)
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| El-Fayoum (C,V)
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| El-Fayum (C,V)
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| El Faiyûm (C,V)
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| Faiyûm (C,V)
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| Faiyum (C,V)
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| Fayoum (C,V)
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| Fayum (C,V)
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| Fayyum (C,V)
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| Fayoom (NA,V)
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| Fayyoum (NA,V)
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| Madīnet el Faiyūm (NA,V)
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| Médinat el-Fayoum (NA,V)
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| Medinat Fayum (NA,V)
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| Madīnat Al-Fayyūm (NA,V)
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| Medinat Al-Faiyum (NA,V)
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| Arsinoë (H,V)
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| Arsinoitēs (H,V)
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| Arsinoitōn Polis (H,V)
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| Krokodilopolis (H,V)
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| Crocodilopolis (H,V)
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| Shedit (H,V)
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| Ptolemais Euergetis (H,V)
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| الفيوم (NA,V,Arabic,U)
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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area had prehistoric settlements |
| town (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| near/adjacent to .... |
Krokodilopolis .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Africa, Egypt, Al-Fayyūm governorate) [7000991] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Arsinoitōn Polis.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 4 March 2020 |
| Krokodilopolis.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 4 March 2020 |
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