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The Fayoum city
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The city of Fayoum is the largest city in the Fayoum province and the Capital of the modern Fayoum Governorate. Originally called Shedet in Ancient Egypt, the Greeks called it Crocodilopolis or Krocodilopolis, the Romans called it Arsinoë and the Arabs Madinat Al Fayoum. It is one of Egypt’s oldest cities, possibly the world and it was the seat of worship of the crocodile god, “Sobek”. The city located today at a height of 22 meters above sea level on the banks of the Bahr Youssef canal which penetrates the Faiyum depression of its southeastern part and is divided into eight distributary canals which provide the Fayoum with water necessary for cultivation and drinking. The total population of the city of Fayoum is 851,125 inhabitants (Census 2014). The University of Fayoum which was built over the ancient ruins of Fayoum city ” Shedet” includes fifteen Faculties and institutes which is considered as a pioneer scientific research center in Middle Egypt.
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