FAIYŪM — (Fayyūm), district and city in Upper Egypt, south west of cairo . In the early Middle Ages flourishing Jewish communities seem to have existed there, since saadiah gaon was born there, in approximately 882, received his basic education in the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Faiyûm — [fī yo͞om′, fāyo͞om] city in N Egypt, just west of the Nile: pop. 213,000: also El Faiyûm … English World dictionary
Faiyum — For other uses, see Faiyum (disambiguation). Faiyum الفيوم … Wikipedia
Faiyum — /fuy yoohm /, n. 1. a province in N central Egypt: many archaeological remains. 691 sq. mi. (1790 sq. km). 2. Also called El Faiyum, El Fayum. a city in and the capital of this province, SW of Cairo. 167,700. adj. 3. pertaining to or designating… … Useful english dictionary
Faiyûm, El — geographical name see el faiyum … New Collegiate Dictionary
Faiyum — Fai•yum [[t]faɪˈyum[/t]] n. 1) geg a province in N central Egypt: many archaeological remains. 691 sq. mi. (1790 sq. km) 2) geg Also called El Faiyum the capital of this province, SW of Cairo. 227,300 … From formal English to slang
Faiyum — /faɪˈjum/ (say fuy yoohm) noun → El Faiyûm …
Faiyum (disambiguation) — Faiyum may refer to: * Faiyum, a city in the Faiym Oasis in Middle Egypt. * Faiyum Governorate, one of the governorates of Egypt * Faiyum Oasis, in the Faiyum region in Egypt … Wikipedia
Faiyum Oasis — The Faiyum Oasis is a distinctive region with character between the main Nile Valley and other desert oases. It is a depression in the desert immediately to the west of the Nile south of Cairo. Its area is estimated to vary between 490 mi² (1,270 … Wikipedia
Faiyum Governorate — Geobox|Governorate country = Egypt country name = Faiyum native name = محافظة الفيوم map caption = Map of Egypt with Faiyum highlighted capital = Faiyum population = 307731 population as of = 2005 area = Faiyum Governorate (Arabic: محافظة الفيوم; … Wikipedia
