Kawm Ūshīm
in Faiyum Governorate, Egypt
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Cairo West Airport (39 mi) - Cairo International Airport (50 mi)
- Borg El Arab International Airport (118 mi)
- El Nouzha Airport (125 mi)
- Port Said Airport (144 mi)
- Abu Rudeis Airport (147 mi)
- Assiut International Airport (173 mi)
- El Alamein International Airport (173 mi)
- Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Historic Cairo (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (Unesco heritage, 44 mi)
- Abu Mena (Unesco heritage, 115 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 29.553 and 30.877 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 29° 33' 12" and E 30° 52' 37"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - EGP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:01 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:22 am and 5:00 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Egypt.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Egypt. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Kawm Ūshīm
Kawm Ūshīm in Faiyum Governorate is a city in Egypt about 42 mi (or 67 km) south-west of Cairo, the country's capital city.
Local time in Kawm Ūshīm is now 01:01 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Kawm Ūshīm, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Egypt is Cairo West Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 63 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Egypt is Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur in a distance of 33 mi (or 53 km), North-East.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Al Fayyum, Bani Suwayf, Giza, Cairo and Banha. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 79 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 25°C / 78 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 36% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
24°C (76 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
25°C (77 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
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Off roading in Egypt
This video was filmed while off roading in the dessert outside of Cairo. This was a part of the Camel and Jeep Safari offered on the Norweigan Jade.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Karanis
Karanis, located in modern Kom Aushim, was an agricultural town in Graeco-Roman Egypt, located in the northeast corner of the Fayum. "It was one of a number of towns established in the Arsinoite nome under Ptolemy II Philadelphus as part of a scheme to settle Greek mercenaries among the indigenous Egyptians and to exploit the potential fertile Fayum basin".
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kawm Ūshīm.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Kom Oshim, Kawm Awshīm, Kom Omshin, Kawm Ūshīm
