Why visit Fāqūs
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About Fāqūs
Faqus (Arabic: فاقوس Fāqūs) is a city in the Egyptian governorate of Ash Sharqiyah Governorate. Local attractions include ancient Egyptian monuments in Tell el-Dab'a, Qantir, and Omm Egrim.
From the Wikipedia article Faqous (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Restaurants and cafes1
Saeed ElShamy Pastry
Restaurant · Dessert, Pastry, Cake, Middle Eastern, Arab, Oriental
حارة سليمان افندى, مدينه فاقوس
08:00-22:00
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History
Faqus is identical with the ancient city of Phacusa (Ancient Greek: Φάκουσα Phákousa), which was the capital of the nome of Arabia. It was subsequently mentioned by the medieval geographers Qudama ibn Ja'far, Ibn Khordadbeh, Maqrizi, Istakhri, Ibn Hawqal, and al-Muqaddasi.
The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Faqus as a nahiyah under the district of Sawaleh in Gharbia Governorate; at that time, the population of the town was 1,610 (836 men and 774 women).
From the History section of Faqous on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Fāqūs
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Getting there and nearby towns
Port Said International Airport (PSD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 74 km away.
- Zagazig 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
- Ismailia 47 km east, about 47 min by car
- Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān 48 km south, about 48 min by car
- Al Mansurah 52 km northwest, about 52 min by car
- Ţalkhā 54 km northwest, about 54 min by car
- Al-'Ubūr 63 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Quwaysinā 64 km west, about 1 h by car
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá 66 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Tanta 76 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Port Said 77 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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