Bahr Yussef

Bahr Yussef

canal

Native label	بحر يوسف
Dem name after	Joseph in Islam
Country	Egypt
Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd	Faiyum Governorate
Coordinate location	29°14′29″N 30°55′0″E, 27°33′33″N 30°48′38″E

Bahr Yussef (Arabic: بحر يوسف; "Joseph ein waterway") be canal wey dey connect Nile River plus Faiyum Oasis for Egypt.

For ancient times, de Greeks dey call am Tomis (Ancient Greek: Τωμις), wey dem derive from ein Egyptian name Tm.t ("ending canal"). Dat name still dey in use after de Arab conquest, wey dem translate am go Arabic as al-Manhi (Arabic: المنهى). Dem still dey call am "de Great canal" (Ancient Greek: διῶρυξ Μεγάλη) anaa "de canal of Moeris". De modern Arabic name dey refer to de prophet Yusuf, wey be de Quran ein version of de biblical Joseph.

For prehistoric times, de canal be natural distributary of de Nile wey create lake for de west side during big floods. From de Twelfth Dynasty, dem enlarge de waterway den develop Fayyum to make Lake Moeris (now Birket Qarun) bigger. Dem build de canal follow de natural slope of de valley, wey create channel wey be 15 km long plus 5 m deep wey slope enter de Fayyum depression. De Ha-Uar Dam control de canal, wey actually be two dams wey regulate how water dey flow enter de lake den flow back go de Nile. As de surrounding area change around 230 BC, dem neglect Bahr Yussef gradually, wey make most of Lake Moeris dry finish, dem create de depression wey dey today plus de modern Faiyum Oasis.

For medieval period, de canal still be important communication route wey connect Fayyum plus Cairo.

Bahr Yussef still dey today, as e dey carry water go north enter Faiyum Oasis, wey dey run side by side plus de Nile.

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