El Fayum
El Fayum is one of the governorates in the north-west of Egypt about 100km from Cairo. El Fayum is renowned for its fertile land, fascinating tourist attractions that date back to ancient Egyptian time and its great history. The name of “El Fayum” comes from the Coptic word ‘Phiom’, which means lake or sea since it was enclosing a sea in the Prehistoric period. Ptolemy II (Philadelophos) gave El Fayoum the name ‘Philadelphia’. El Fauoum is also renowned for its Fayimian and Meorian Cultures that date back to the 5500 to 4000 BC. People of these cultures were sedentary and knew methods of agriculture and pottery making. With the climatic changes, around 4000 BC people began to abandon Fayoum and migrate to the Nile Valley, getting in contact with the people of Maadi Culture
However, El Fayoum remained a savage site for hunting and extracting mining salts. Thus, the Ancient Egyptians identified the lake of El Fayoum with some appropriate names, such as ‘the Nun’ or the Primeval Ocean, where life began. El Fayoum was the cult of Sobek god, the crocodile, and the lake of El Fayoum was regarded as a sacred place In the Old Kingdom and some temples were established for worshiping him. In the Middle Kingdom the region of El Fayoum witnessed a great prosperity and a large number of temples were established. King Amen-Em-Hat (of the Twelfth Dynasty) chose the site of Lisht, on the midway between the Nile Valley and Fayoum, to be his residence. Amen-Em-Hat I built his pyramid there and it is thought also that he flooded Fayoum to create the Lake Moeris. During this dynasty, the whole region witnessed a wide scale development
El Fayoum is the capital of El Fayoum Governorate in the Western Desert of Egypt, about 130 km southwest of Cairo. The name of Fayum is derived from the Coptic word ‘Phiom’, which means lake or sea since it was enclosing a sea in the Prehistoric period.
The city is one of the most preferable places not only for foreigners but also for Egyptians for its natural beauty, magnificent weather, and its monuments that date back to several ages throughout history. Thus the main economic resources for the city are local and foreign tourism, administrative services, and trade. On top of the monuments that date back to the ancient Egyptian period come the unique obelisk of rounded top with a cleft of gold statue of Ra. From the Mamluk period, one can find Qaitbay Mosque that is highly admired for its magnificent style of decoration
Lake Qarun
Qarun lake is located on the northern western part in Fayoum.
Explaination:
Qarun Lake is considered the oldest natural lakes in the world, the third largest lake in Egypt and the rest of Lake Old Maurice. It is considered an interior lake which is not related to any sea and an area of around 53 thousands acres in Fayoum Down. The lake level ranges between 44.3 meters and 44.8 meters under sea level, and average water depth is about 4.2 meters in total. More than 75% of the area of the lake’s depth (2-5), and about 20% of surface-depth (5 to 8) meters.
The lake’s main sources of water are from agriculture drainage and domestic wastewater. Qarun Lake, in Arabic language, called Qarun Berka. The lake is fed by two important banks (Albats Bank and the valley Bank) and twelve subsidiary banks. These banks feed the Qarun Lake about 69% of sewage in Fayoum. The lake area is characterized by important geological formations, scientifically and historically, various groups of plants, and migratory birds and residents. It has been discovered mammal fossils date to about 10 millions years, seemed as monkey fossil, and some mold trees.
There are some archaeological Pharaonic, Roman, Coptic areas, such as (churches spot, al sagha Temple, Qarun Palace & Abu leifa monastery), as well as some fossil plants and animals. Qarun Lake has been declared as the protected area in 1989.
Magic luck
One of the most beautiful lakes in Egypt, overlooking sand dunes of Wadi El Hitan is the Magic lake. Around the lake gives you the chance to witness one of the most eye-catching sunsets you will ever see.
The Magic Lake is a beautiful lake located in Wadi El Hitan in Fayoum. It was named the Magic lake as it changes its colours several times a day depending on the time of year and the amount of sunlight it receives.
It is an amazingly beautiful place surrounded by desert. People spend their time hiking & sand-boarding beside the Magic Lake or even swimming in the lake itself.
The lake contains minerals that are said to help treat patients with rheumatism. It’s simply a magical place for a magical trip. See this wonder with your own eyes by booking your luxury Egypt vacations!
Whale Valley
Located in the region of the Western Desert area Fayoum Governorate of Egypt, Whale valley is historically known for its archaeological fossils. It’s Egyptian name is ‘Wadi Al Hitan’
Discoveries:
A vast paleontological area containing invaluable fossil remains of the earliest, and now extinct, suborder of whales known as Archaeoceti.It is a fascinating look at evolution and an insight into how whales evolved from land animals to ocean going mammals and considered one of the best and most important discoveries of its kind. The remains go as far as showing how these creatures started to lose their limbs as land animals to then re – form into sea creatures.
One of the most famous and recent discoveries by an American palaeontologist was that of the full skeleton of a Basilosaurus which derived from an earlier species from different parts of the world including Pakistan, Europe, North America and Asian which, at these times, were creatures who walked not swam. Whale Valley has the world’s largest collection of discovered (and still undiscovered) fossils from the ocean and land masses dating back as far as 40 to 50 million years ago when considerable evidence shows that the basin of Wadi Hitan. At this time, the Tethys Sea reached far south of the existing Mediterranean.
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