Tunis
Tunis is a village in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt. Tunis is situated nearby to the locality Philoteris, as well as near Khashm Hajar El Jilf.Places of Interest
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Philoteris.
Philoteris
Locality
Philoteris was a village in ancient Egypt located in the Faiyum Oasis. It was founded c. 280s BC by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, who named it for his sister, Philotera. Philoteris is situated 3 km southwest of Tunis.
Tunis
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Faiyum Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.3983° or 29° 23′ 54″ northLongitude
30.49243° or 30° 29′ 33″ eastOpen location code
7GXG9FXR+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 10574933671OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
“Tunis” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تونس”
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