Faiyum Governorate

Egyptian governorate

paleontological site in the Faiyum Governorate of Egypt

lake in Egypt

oasis in Egypt

geographical object

Aegyptopithecus ("Egyptian ape", from Greek Αίγυπτος "Egypt" and πίθηκος "ape") is an early fossil catarrhine that predates the divergence between hominoids (apes) and cercopithecids (Old World monkeys). It is known from a single species, Aegyptopithecus zeuxis, which lived around 38-29.5 million years ago in the early part of the Oligocene epoch. It likely resembled modern-day New World monkeys, and was about the same size as a modern howler monkey, which is about long. Aegyptopithecus fossils have been found in the Jebel Qatrani Formation of modern-day Egypt. Aegyptopithecus is believed to b

thumb|Tebtunis and Soknebtynis temple-Fajyum gouvernorát

The Fayoumi or Egyptian Fayoumi also known in Egypt as Bigawi is an Egyptian breed of chicken. It originates fromand is named forthe governorate of Fayoum, which lies south-west of Cairo and west of the Nile. It is believed to be an ancient breed.

nature reserve in Egypt