Things to Do

Things to Do in Faiyum

There are 18 attractions in Faiyum. Heracleopolis Magna, ancient egyptian city with layered ruins and temples, is the most popular.

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Heracleopolis Magna

Heracleopolis Magna

Ancient Egyptian city with layered ruins and temples

Archaeological Site

Lake Moeris

Ancient Egyptian lake near Faiyum, historically irrigated basin

Meidum

Ancient Egyptian pyramid site featuring early pyramid

Administrative Seat

Hawara

Ancient Egyptian ruin site featuring the Hawara pyramid

Archaeological Site

El Lahun

Ancient Egyptian settlement built for pyramid workers

Archaeological Site

Crocodilopolis

Ancient Egyptian city famed for crocodile cult and ruins

Archaeological Site

Medinet Madi

Ancient Greco-Roman temple complex in Faiyum oasis

Archaeological Site

Meidum Pyramid

Early Egyptian pyramid at Meidum, distinct collapsed form

Archaeological Site

Pyramid of Senusret II

Pyramid of Senusret II

Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid at Lahun necropolis

Archaeological Site

Tarkhan

Ancient Egyptian cemetery site with early dynastic tombs

Archaeological Site

Philadelphia (Faiyum)

Philadelphia (Faiyum)

Ancient Greco-Roman settlement in the Faiyum Oasis

Archaeological Site

Tebtunis

Greco-Roman archaeological site known for papyri finds

Archaeological Site

Bakchias

Archaeological Site

Karanis

Greco-Roman archaeological site in Faiyum oasis

Pyramid of Seila

Pyramid of Seila

Small Old Kingdom pyramid near Seila, Egypt

Archaeological Site

Soknopaiou Nesos

Soknopaiou Nesos

Ancient Greco-Egyptian temple island in Faiyum

Qasr Qarun

Ancient Egyptian site near Faiyum with Greco-Roman ruins

Qasr el-Sagha

Ancient Egyptian temple complex near Faiyum oasis