Map of Fāraskūr, Egypt

Fāraskūr is a city in Damietta, Egypt, with a population of about 43,400. It lies at 31.3298°N, 31.7151°E. Fāraskūr is about 148 km (92 mi) north of Cairo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kafr al Baţţīkh, 9 km to the north.

Fāraskūr at a glance

Where is Fāraskūr?

• The 4th largest city in Damietta on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 06 min on the shortest day to 14 h 11 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Fāraskūr

• Kafr al Baţţīkh — 9 km north
• Dumyāţ al Jadīdah — 12 km north
• Damietta — 13 km northeast
• Mīt Salsīl — 20 km southeast
• Al Jammālīyah — 22 km southeast
• ‘Izbat al Burj — 23 km northeast
• Shirbīn — 23 km southwest
• Minyat an Naşr — 24 km south
• Al Manzalah — 28 km southeast
• Dikirnis — 29 km southwest

Largest cities in Damietta

• Damietta — 305,920
• Dumyāţ al Jadīdah — 54,508
• Kafr al Baţţīkh — 47,198

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.