El Fashn
City in Beni Suef, Egypt
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El Fashn (Arabic: الفشن, from Coptic: ⲡⲃⲏϣⲛ, lit. 'the castle'[2]) is a city in Egypt. It is situated near the southern borders of Beni Suef Governorate.[3]
Country
Egypt
EgyptElevation100 m (330 ft)
Demonym(s)Fashni (Male, Arabic: فشني) Fashniyah (Female, Arabic: فشنية)
El Fashn
ⲡⲃⲏϣⲛ | |
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  El Fashn Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 28.822718°N 30.899205°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | Beni Suef |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 121,675 |
| • Density | 7,560/km2 (19,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Fashni (Male, Arabic: فشني) Fashniyah (Female, Arabic: فشنية) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The city was called Phebichis (Ancient Greek: Φεβιχις)[4] in Ptolemaic and Byzantine Egypt.
Subdivisions
Al-Fashn contains many villages, the most important are: Talat, one of the largest villages in the district, Manshiyat Amr, Al-Fent Al-Sharqiya, Al-Fent Al-Gharbiya, Al-Jamhud, Delhans, Shenri, Al-Sharahna, as well as Al-Barqi, Nazlat Al-Barqi, Bani Saleh, Al-Shaqr, Al-Qudabi, Sharaara, Aqfahs, and Nazlat Aqfahs, as well as the villages of Saft Al-Arfa and Saft Al-Nour.
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