Home Egypt Bahr Yussef
  • Join the Archiqoo Editorial Team

  • Archiqoo invites researchers, academics, and cultural heritage professionals worldwide to contribute their expertise to an initiative dedicated to documenting archaeological and cultural heritage sites. Join our editorial team as a volunteer Editor and help make reliable heritage knowledge accessible to a wider audience.

    Application deadline: November 15, 2026

    Apply as an Editor
  • Bahr Yussef

  • Bahr Yussef

    Bahr Yussef is a canal that connects Lake Qarun with the waters of the Nile. In the past, Bahr Yusef was a natural waterway, then it was expanded and deepened by Amenemhat III in 2300 BC, with the aim of controlling the Nile flood and regulating its level during the dry seasons, in addition to irrigating the surrounding areas.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Oasis of Fayoum, hydraulic remains and ancient cultural landscapes.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Elevation: 10 m

    Humidity: %
    Wind:
    Powered by: OpenWeatherMap
    Flag of Egypt

    Bahr Yussef

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2003

    aquatic

    Bridges and Water Structures

    Location

    Egypt

    Faiyum

    History icon

    Third Millennium BC

    Ancient Egyptians

    Ptolemaic + Roman + Islamic

    feature icon

    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

  • 3.7 Average Based on 15 Reviews
  • Current Rating
    Five
    5
    Four
    4
    Three
    3
    Two
    2
    One
    1
    Your Rating