Fayum Depression

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archaeological region geographical depression

The Fayum Depression is a low-lying basin in Egypt’s Western Desert renowned for its rich archaeological sites and important prehistoric and Pharaonic-era remains.

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Surface form Occurrences
Fayum region 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological region ⓘ
geographical depression ⓘ
administrativeCenter Faiyum City NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancientName Shedet region (associated with Crocodilopolis) NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate arid desert climate ⓘ
contains Crocodilopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dimeh al‑Siba NERFINISHED ⓘ
Faiyum Oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hawara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Karanis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kom Aushim NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lahun NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Qarun NERFINISHED ⓘ
Medinet Madi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philadelphia (Fayum) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Qasr Qarun NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tebtunis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wadi Al-Hitan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wadi El Rayan NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
hasFeature fertile agricultural land ⓘ
lake margin environments ⓘ
low‑lying basin ⓘ
oasis environment ⓘ
hasUNESCOSite Wadi Al‑Hitan NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriodEvidence Neolithic ⓘ
Paleolithic ⓘ
Pharaonic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Predynastic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ptolemaic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman period NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Fayum mummy portraits NERFINISHED ⓘ
Greco‑Roman period sites ⓘ
Pharaonic‑era remains ⓘ
early whale fossils at Wadi Al‑Hitan ⓘ
paleontological sites ⓘ
prehistoric remains ⓘ
rich archaeological sites ⓘ
well‑preserved papyri ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ
lowestPointElevation approximately 45 metres below sea level ⓘ
partOf Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType World Heritage Site (natural) ⓘ
usedFor agriculture ⓘ
archaeological research ⓘ
paleontological research ⓘ
waterSource Nile River via canals ⓘ

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Gertrude Caton-Thompson → workedOn → Fayum Depression ⓘ
12th Dynasty of Egypt → archaeologicalEvidenceAt → Fayum Depression ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fayum region