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El-Fayoum lies 100 km (62 miles) southwest of Cairo. El-Fayoum, which
is considered Egypt's largest oasis, is a depression basin of
land that is extremely fertile.
The chief city is Medinet
El-Fayoum which is surrounded by many rustic villages.
El-Fayoum has a lake to its northwest edge, Qarun, a saline
lake that lies few kilometers/miles far from Medinet El-Fayoum.
Hence came the city's name "Fayoum" which was changed
by Arabs from the original Coptic name "Efium" which
means the sea.
El-Fayoum is a very rich agricultural land and is linked to
the Nile River by a canal called Bahr
Yusef. Thus the area is famous for its vegetables, fruits and
wildlife.
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