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Population43,400
GeoNames
Local nameفارسكور
RegionDamietta
Elevation15 m
49 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Cairo
Nearest airportPort Said International Airport (PSD)
50 km
Why visit Fāraskūr
Townapedia lists 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Fāraskūr
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About Fāraskūr
Faraskur (Arabic: فارسكور) is a city in Damietta Governorate, Egypt. Before the 1952 revolution it was a part of Dakahlia Governorate.
From the Wikipedia article Faraskur (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
Map of Fāraskūr
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Getting there and nearby towns
Port Said International Airport (PSD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 50 km away.
- Kafr Sa‘d 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
- Ar-Rawḍah 4 km east, about 4 min by car
- Mīt Abū Ghālib 6 km southwest, about 6 min by car
- Kafr al Baţţīkh 9 km north, about 9 min by car
- Al Mansurah 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
- Ţalkhā 44 km southwest, about 44 min by car
- Port Said 56 km east, about 56 min by car
- Būr Fu’ād 58 km east, about 58 min by car
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá 66 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Zagazig 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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