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Crocodilopolis
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Crocodilopolis

Ancient city · Egypt

Abandoned
unknown
Founded
—
Population
—
Coordinates
29.333, 30.617
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Why it was abandoned

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Detected automatically from the text: греческое название древнеегипетского города Шедит, расположенного на берегу Меридова озера в Файюмском оазисе

History

Faiyum is a city located geographically in Lower Egypt but culturally and politically in Upper Egypt, 100 kilometres southwest of Cairo. In the Faiyum Oasis, it is the capital of the modern Faiyum Governorate. It is one of Egypt's oldest cities due to its strategic location.

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