Tamiya
طامية
Tamiya is located in Egypt
Tamiya
Tamiya
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 29°28′41″N 30°57′27″E / 29.478011°N 30.957384°E / 29.478011; 30.957384
Country Egypt
GovernorateFaiyum
Area
  Total379.1 km2 (146.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total487,150
  Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Tamiya (Arabic: طامية) is a town in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt.

The name of the town comes from Ancient Greek: Ταμαυις or Ταμαις.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Ṭāmiyah (Markaz, Egypt) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 94.


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