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Faqous

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Faqous

Total population

111,532

Elevation13 m
Coordinates30.73°, 31.80°

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City facts

Elevation
13 m

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Overview

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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History & geography

History

Faqus is identical with the ancient city of Phacusa ( ), which was the capital of the nome of Arabia.

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Geography

Latitude
30.7264
Longitude
31.7984
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

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Walkability

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Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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Geography & sun

Elevation
36 ft (11 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.71
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,085

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
288
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

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Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API