Farshut: facts

At a glance

• Country: Egypt
• Region: Qena
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 71,013
• Coordinates: 26.0550° N, 32.1627° E
• Time zone: Africa/Cairo (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Pound (EGP)
• Distance to the capital, Cairo: 455 km (282 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Suhaj International Airport (HMB): 53 km (33 mi), straight line
• Luxor International Airport (LXR): 69 km (43 mi), straight line
• Asyut International Airport (ATZ): 159 km (99 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Nag Hammadi: 7.9 km (4.9 mi)
• Abu Tisht: 9.9 km (6.2 mi)
• Al Balyana: 26 km (16 mi)
• Al Waqf: 26 km (16 mi)
• Dar as Salam: 27 km (17 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Girga, 41 km (26 mi)