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El_Fashn Latitude and Longitude:
28°49′22″N 30°53′57″E / 28.822718°N 30.899205°E / 28.822718; 30.899205
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El Fashn
الفشن
ⲡⲃⲏϣⲛ
City
El Fashn is located in Egypt
El Fashn
El Fashn
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 28°49′22″N 30°53′57″E / 28.822718°N 30.899205°E / 28.822718; 30.899205
Country  Egypt
Governorate Beni Suef
Area
[1]
 • Total269.5 km2 (104.1 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total512,242
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 ( EST)

El Fashn ( Arabic: الفشن, from Coptic: ⲡⲃⲏϣⲛ, lit. 'the castle' [2]) is a city in Egypt. It is situated near the southern borders of Beni Suef Governorate. [3]

The city was called Phebichis ( Ancient Greek: Φεβιχις) [4] in Ptolemaic and Byzantine Egypt.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Al-Fashn (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 40.
  3. ^ الفشن - المعرفة
  4. ^ "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2022-11-09.


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