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Fayoum Governorate

Fayoum governorate is a natural green oasis that lies in the West
Desert, south west of Cairo governorate at 90 km distance. It is

one of the governorates of North Upper Egypt. It is gifted with a

beautiful nature and moderate climate all the year round. It
represents a valley, a delta and a lake.

The governorate's total cultivated areas cover 445, 21 thousand

feddans and it is famous for cultivating all sorts of fruits including
grapes, figs, as well as other traditional crops including wheat,

cotton, rice, maize, sugar beets, and sunflowers.

Moreover, Fayoum contributes in the industrial activity. In this

regard, two industrial zones were established in el-Fath city in

Koum Osheem over 1102 feddans, and in Quota area spanning
over 2000 feddans. Many projects were instituted in these areas

producing sunflowers oil, ceramics, refrigerators, nails and paints.

This, in addition to large industries on the outskirt of such zones
such as: cotton spinning and weaving, fodders, porcelain, pottery,

sugar beets, kleem and rugs.

Fayoum is one of important tourism attraction sites and has all the
natural, rural, coastal and desert features. It hosts monuments of

several pre-history civilizations in addition to the Pharaonic, the

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