El Fashn
El Fashn (Arabic: الفشن, from Coptic: ⲡⲃⲏϣⲛ, lit. 'the castle'[1]) is a city in Egypt. It is situated near the southern borders of Beni Suef Governorate.[2]
El Fashn
الفشن ⲡⲃⲏϣⲛ | |
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city | |
  El Fashn Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 28.822718°N 30.899205°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Beni Suef |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
The city was called Phebichis (Ancient Greek: Φεβιχις)[3] in Ptolemaic and Byzantine Egypt.
See also
References
- Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 40.
- الفشن - المعرفة
- "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
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