Map of Fāqūs, Egypt

Fāqūs is a city in Sharqia, Egypt, with a population of about 116,945. It lies at 30.7282°N, 31.7970°E. Fāqūs is about 91 km (56 mi) northeast of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Abū Kabīr, 12 km to the west.

Fāqūs at a glance

Where is Fāqūs?

• The 5th largest city in Sharqia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 09 min on the shortest day to 14 h 08 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Fāqūs

• Abū Kabīr — 12 km west
• Al Qurayn — 14 km southwest
• Aş Şāliḩīyah al Jadīdah — 17 km southeast
• Kafr Şaqr — 18 km northwest
• Al Ḩusaynīyah — 19 km northeast
• At Tall al Kabīr — 21 km south
• Hihyā — 21 km west
• Al Ibrāhīmīyah — 22 km west
• Abū Ḩammād — 24 km southwest
• Zagazig — 32 km southwest

Largest cities in Sharqia

• Zagazig — 430,445
• Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān — 246,148
• Bilbeis — 185,237
• Abū Kabīr — 154,466
• Minyā al Qamḩ — 99,284
• Al Qurayn — 94,632
• Diyarb Najm — 80,954
• Mashtūl as Sūq — 75,837
• Hihyā — 74,823
• Al Qanāyāt — 70,687

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.