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Places to stay in Faiyum Governorate (State)

About Al Fayyūm near Faiyum Governorate (State)

Faiyum is a city in Middle Egypt. Located 100 km southwest of Cairo, in the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum Governorate. Originally called Shedet in Egyptian, the Greeks called it in Krokodilópolis, and later Arsinoë. It is one of Egypt's oldest cities due to its strategic location.

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