Fayyum (oasis)

natural · 2010 BC – 2100 AD

Large depression (not a true oasis) west of the Nile River containing arable land watered by the flooding of the Nile. Inhabited from the Mesolithic period, the Fayyum contains the earliest evidence of farming in Egypt. The water levels of the Fayyum's lake varied significantly until a land reclamation project during the 12th dynasty implemented artificial water controls. During the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, the Fayyum was administered as the Arsinoite Nome.

Coordinates
29.37397, 30.74327
Also known as
Limne, Limni (grc), Munkhafid al-Fayyum, Munkhafid al-Faiyum, Munkhafid al-Fayoum (arz), Peiom, Peyom (cop), Pȝ-ym (egy), Λίμνη (grc), منخفض الفيوم (arz), ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ (cop)
Dating
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