Map of Al Wāsiţah, Egypt
Al Wāsiţah is a city in Faiyum, Egypt, with a population of about 57,870. It lies at 29.3378°N, 31.2056°E. Al Wāsiţah is about 81 km (50 mi) south of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Būsh, 22 km to the south.
Al Wāsiţah at a glance
Country
Region
Faiyum
Population
57,870GeoNames
Coordinates
29.3378, 31.205629°20′16″N 31°12′20″E
Time zone
Africa/CairoUTC+02:00 / UTC+03:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Cairo
81 km (50 mi)
Where is Al Wāsiţah?
- The 6th largest city in Faiyum on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 16 min on the shortest day to 14 h 01 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Al Wāsiţah
- Būsh — 22 km south
- Aş Şaff — 26 km north
- Ţāmiyah — 28 km northwest
- Banī Suwayf — 31 km south
- Al ‘Ayyāţ — 32 km north
- Ihnāsīyah — 33 km southwest
- Sinnūris — 34 km west
- Al Fayyum — 35 km west
- Iţsā — 42 km west
- Bibā — 51 km southwest
Largest cities in Faiyum
Largest cities in Egypt
- Cairo — 9,606,916
- Alexandria — 5,263,542
- Giza — 4,367,343
- Shubrā al Khaymah — 1,240,289
- Port Said — 780,515
- Suez — 699,541
- Al Mansurah — 621,953
- Al Maḩallah al Kubrá — 592,573
- Tanta — 576,648
- Assiut — 528,669
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.