Faiyoum (Al-Fayyum)
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Region: Égypte (oasis du Fayoum)
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An oasis fed by a natural lake, the Fayoum counted among the most important Egyptian sites for Jewish history in Antiquity. Numerous Greek and Aramaic papyri attest to a Jewish community from the Ptolemaic period, and the Cairo Genizah documents its medieval continuity.
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Sources & resources
- Encyclopaedia Judaica — 2e éd., Keter/Macmillan
- Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World — Brill
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