Hidden in the desert landscape about 35 kilometers southwest of Fayoum city—and just 4 kilometers away from the well-known Medinet Madi site, lies the remarkable yet lesser-known Ghoran archaeological site. Spanning roughly 200 by 200 meters, this ancient mound is scattered with the remains of limestone and mudbrick walls, along with numerous pottery sherds.
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The Legend of Kiman Faris
Translated by R. Neil Hewison
The legend of Kiman Faris was handed down by word of mouth through many generations. The following stories were collated to form this magical supernatural tale. It is a tale of love, revenge, magic and destruction!
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The story of Neferuptah and her Mysterious Pyramid
In 1936, Labib Habachi, the inspector of the Department of Antiquities at Fayoum at that time, made some soundings in the site near to the Pyramid of Hawara in which are situated the ruins of some building of mud bricks. Owing to the transfer of Labib Habachi to another inspectorate, he could not continue the work.
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Euhemeria Qasr Banat Archaeological Site
The village of Euhemeria is situated near to a modern village called Ezbet Afifi in the north-western part of Fayoum city between Philoteris and Theadelpheia archaeological sites, of which the exact locations are also known. Like most of the ancient Greaco-Roman towns in this part of the Fayoum, Euhemeria was founded in the reign of Ptolemy II (if not Ptolemy I) and was abandoned in the 4th century AD.
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Hamdi Saif al Nasr House
The house is located on a long a small peninsula of land called Abu Neema projecting into Lake Qaroun in Fayoum. Owned by Hamdi Pasha Saif Al Nasr who was Egypt’s former minister of defense during the time of king Farouk, the house was intended to be used during the landlord’s periodic visits to his estate here.
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