North Africa
Egypt
Faiyum Governorate

Biahmu

Biahmu is a village and archaeological site in , Egypt. The town is in the , 7 kilometres from the city of . Outside the village are the Pedestals of Biahmu, ancients ruins of two colossi built by Amenemhat III.
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  • Type: Village with 17,500 residents
  • Description: village in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt
  • Also known as: “Biyahmu” and “Biyahmū, Biyahmu”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sinnuris and Fayum.

Town
is a city in the , . Its population was estimated at 134,000 people in 2021. is situated 5 km north of Biahmu.

Photo: Yash8496, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Faiyum is a city in . Located 100 kilometres southwest of , in the , it is the capital of the modern . It is one of Egypt's oldest cities due to its strategic location.

Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 10 km south of Biahmu.

Biahmu

Latitude
29.36806° or 29° 22′ 5″ north
Longitude
30.85167° or 30° 51′ 6″ east
Population
17,500
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
7GXG9V92+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768033280
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
358728
Wiki­data ID
Q855265
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Greek—“Biahmu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بهمو، الفيوم”
  • Arabic: “بهمو”
  • Arabic: “بيهمو”
  • Catalan: “Biahmu”
  • Catalan: “Byahma”
  • Dutch: “Biahmu”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بهمو”
  • French: “Biyahmu”
  • German: “Biahmu”
  • German: “Biyahmu”
  • German: “Biyahmū”
  • Greek: “Μπίαχμου”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Biahmu”. Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.