The ancient city of Phacusa was located on the site of what is today the city of Faqous.
Notes on verification
Multiple independent sources (Pleiades, Wikipedia, Grokipedia) support the identification of Phacusa with modern Faqous as the dominant scholarly view, though some historical debate exists over whether the ancient site corresponds precisely to Faqous or nearby Saft el-Hinna. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Arabian Nome (wikipedia)
- https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727194 (corroboration)
- https://grokipedia.com/page/phacusa (corroboration)