El Fashn

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
GovernorateBeni Suef
Area
[1]
 • Total
269.5 km2 (104.1 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
512,242
 • Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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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