AL FAYYUM

Faiyum · EGYPT (EG) · 29.31°N / 30.84°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 361,320

Al Fayyum is a city in Egypt with a population of 519,047. It sits at 29.31/30.84, runs on Africa/Cairo, is 9 km from Iţsā.

Population 519,047

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Cairo

All facts

fields

Country: Egypt
Subdivision: Faiyum
Coords: 29.31°N / 30.84°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SW Iţsā Faiyum 74,357 9.5 km

N Sinnūris Faiyum 133,532 11.7 km

W Ibshawāy Faiyum 86,186 16.6 km

NE Ţāmiyah Faiyum 73,070 21.8 km

W Yūsuf aṣ-Ṣiddīq Faiyum 23,965 28.9 km

SE Ihnāsīyah Beni Suweif 64,058 29.7 km

SE Būsh Beni Suweif 136,441 33.0 km

E Al Wāsiţah Faiyum 57,870 35.5 km

SE Banī Suwayf Beni Suweif 273,151 36.1 km

SE Banī Suwayf al Jadīdah Red Sea 32,278 40.5 km

Universities

linked

Fayoum University

fayoum.edu.eg

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Al Fayyum?: 519,047 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Al Fayyum in?: Africa/Cairo.
Which country is Al Fayyum in?: Egypt (EG).
How far is Al Fayyum from Cairo?: About 93 km.
Does Al Fayyum have a university?: Yes. Fayoum University.
What languages are spoken in Egypt?: Arabic.
What currency is used in Egypt?: Egyptian Pound.
How many cities are in Egypt?: 254 on record.
Which admin region is Al Fayyum in?: Faiyum.

Get this page as JSON

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cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/361320

{
  "data": {
    "id": 361320,
    "name": "Al Fayyum",
    "ascii_name": "Al Fayyum",
    "country_code": "EG",
    "population": 519047,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Cairo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 29.30995,
    "longitude": 30.8418
  }
}

Context

comparatives

7.0x the population of Iţsā.
9 km from Iţsā.
Same timezone (Africa/Cairo) as 253 other cities in Egypt.