El Fashn ⲡⲃⲏϣⲛ | |
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  El Fashn Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates:28°49′22″N30°53′57″E / 28.822718°N 30.899205°E /28.822718; 30.899205 | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Beni Suef |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 121,675 |
| • Density | 7,560/km2 (19,600/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, fromCoptic:ⲡⲃⲏϣⲛ,lit. 'the castle'[2]) is a city inEgypt. It is situated near the southern borders ofBeni Suef Governorate.[3]
The city was calledPhebichis (Ancient Greek:Φεβιχις)[4] inPtolemaic andByzantine Egypt.
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.
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