El Fashn
El Fashn
ⲡⲃⲏϣⲛ | |
|---|---|
  El Fashn Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 28°49′22″N 30°53′57″E / 28.822718°N 30.899205°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Beni Suef |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 121,675 |
| • Density | 7,600/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Fashni (Male, Arabic: فشني) Fashniyah (Female, Arabic: فشنية) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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]
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.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Egypt: Governorates, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 40.
- ^ الفشن - المعرفة
- ^ "TM Places". Trismegistos. Retrieved 2022-11-09.