Faqous
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Faqus (Template:Langx Script error: No such module "lang".) 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[2] (Template:Langx Script error: No such module "lang".),[3] which was the capital of the nome of Arabia.[2] It was subsequently mentioned by the medieval geographers Qudama ibn Ja'far, Ibn Khordadbeh, Maqrizi, Istakhri, Ibn Hawqal, and al-Muqaddasi.[3]
The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Faqus as a nahiyah under the district of Sawaleh in Gharbia Governorate; at that time, the population of the town was 1,610 (836 men and 774 women).[4]
Demographics
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References
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Notable people
See also
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