The ancient city of Phacusa was located on the site of what is today the city of Faqous.
Sources
- Arabian Nome (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727194 (pleiades.stoa.org)
- https://grokipedia.com/page/phacusa (grokipedia.com)
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