Faiyum Governorate
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Faiyum is one of the governorates of Egypt in the middle of the country. Its capital is the city of Faiyum, located about 81 mi south west of Cairo. It has a population of 3,848,708.
Faiyum Oasis
Coat of arms of Fayoum Governorate
Landscape northwards of lake Moeris
Boy of Nazla, one of the pottery production sites at Faiyum
Lake Moeris
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Lake Moeris was an ancient endorheic freshwater lake located in the Faiyum Oasis, 80 km southwest of Cairo, Egypt, which persists today at a fraction of its former size as the hypersaline Lake Qarun.
Faiyum Governorate
…proper name Ⲡⲁⲓⲟⲙ payoum), meaning the Sea or the Lake, which in turn comes from late Egyptian pA y-m of the same meaning, a reference to the nearby Lake Moeris. The rate of poverty is more than 60% in this governorate but recently some social safety networks have been provided in the form of financial assistance…
Ruins of one of the Pedestals of Biahmu
Little egrets and many other Eurasian water birds migrate to Lake Qarun for the winter.
Lake Qarun as seen from the Lake Qarun Protected Area