Faqous

Faqous (Faqus) is a city in Sharqia Governorate identified with the ancient city of Phacusa, capital of the Arabian nome of Lower Egypt. Its ancient Egyptian name was Per-Sopdu ("Domain of Sopdu"), later Kes; the pharaoh Nectanebo I (r. 380–362 BCE) built a granite shrine to the god Sopdu there, and the town grew as a hub for agriculture and trade on routes linking Egypt to Sinai and the Levant. Medieval Arab geographers including Ibn Khordadbeh, al-Maqrizi, al-Istakhri, and al-Muqaddasi mention it. The wider area is known for nearby ancient sites including Tell el-Dab'a and Qantir. Today Faqous is a Delta agricultural market town; little of its ancient past survives above ground on site.

By Road

Faqous is reached by road from Zagazig and Cairo via the Delta highway network.

The town's significance is chiefly historical — as ancient Phacusa/Per-Sopdu — rather than in surviving visible monuments; nearby Tell el-Dab'a and Qantir are the region's notable ancient sites.

Zagazig. Cairo.