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Faqus ( '''') 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.

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Place details

Locality: مدينه فاقوس
Region: الشرقية
Country: مصر
Population: 116,945
Timezone: Africa/Cairo

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Faqous
Settlement.other_name: Fāqūs
Settlement.native_name: فاقوس
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Egyptian_shooting_permit_1943_Faqous.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Egyptian shooting permit issued from Faqous in 1943
Settlement.pushpin_map: Egypt
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Egypt
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ash Sharqiyah Governorate
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 10.78
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 116,945
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Elevation: 13

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Faqus ( '''') 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.

== History == Faqus is identical with the ancient city of Phacusa ( ''''), 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.