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Tunis, Faiyum Governorate

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63:, an Egyptian artist, founded Fayoum Art Center in 2006. It is a non-profit organization which was inspired by the International Summer Academy in Salzburg. The Center is dedicated to all the artists around the world. It helps artists by giving them studio spaces they need, besides providing them with art libraries and living areas. Additionally, the first Caricature Museum in the Middle East was built in the center. The museum includes a variety of collection of caricature. 85:
There is a festival held in Fayoum Village annually; it takes place every autumn. The purpose of the festival is to bring artists-potters from Tunis, Cairo, other parts of Egypt and also artists from around the world. The festival focuses on giving the chance to the participants to explore the value
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Not only the village is limited to the art of pottery, but also it combines both the art of pottery with the cooking. There is Ibis Cooking School and Restaurant that is located at Mahmoud Youssef Pottery Atelier.
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The climate of the village is warm (22-28 degrees Celsius) between the months of October and April. However, the weather can be very warm from May to October.
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and later potter fell in love with Egypt and the touristic village, and established a pottery school in it that played a large role in preserving Fayoum's
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The village is considered new as it was created in the 1960s by two famous Egyptian poets. In the 1980s,
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Situated on a hill, the 1960s village, the vision and creation of two Egyptian poets
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of potter, exchange knowledge, share interests and also discuss their challenges.
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Faiyum Governorate
pottery
Evelyne Porret
Swiss tourist
Ancient Egyptian pottery
Mohamed Abla


"Meet four expat women who called Egypt home"


"Exploring Egypt: Tunis village in Fayoum, the land of pottery and imagination - News - Travel - Ahram Online"
Fantastic al-Fayoum



"Tunis Village in Fayoum - Memphis Tours"


"Tunis Village"
"Al-Ahram Weekly | Travel | A fabulous oasis"
26°37′N 31°41′E / 26.617°N 31.683°E / 26.617; 31.683
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Populated places in Faiyum Governorate
Villages in Egypt

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