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The Fayoum

History and Guide; Revised Edition

R Neil Hewison author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The American University in Cairo Press

Published:1st Jun '08

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A fully revised guide to one of Egypt’s most beautiful natural areas

The Fayoum, a large and exceptionally fertile depression in Egypt's Western Desert, some 90 kilometers southwest of Cairo, is a region both rich in history and outstanding in natural beauty. This book outlines the history (and prehistory) of the Fayoum and its lakes. It also describes the agriculture and rural life of the region.

The Fayoum, a large and exceptionally fertile depression in Egypt’s Western Desert, some 90 kilometers southwest of Cairo, is a region both rich in history and outstanding in natural beauty. Its historical legacy includes temples, pyramids, and towns from the Middle Kingdom and the Ptolemaic Period, as well as churches, monasteries, and mosques from later times.
Neil Hewison here outlines the history (and prehistory) of the Fayoum and its lakes, describes the agriculture and rural life of the region, then guides the visitor around the province site by site, never averse to taking an interesting detour along the way.
Originally published in 1984, this guide to one of Egypt’s most distinctive and beautiful regions quickly became regarded as a classic. The text has been thoroughly revised and updated for this new edition, including a new section on the recently declared UNESCO World Heritage Site of Wadi al-Hitan, the Valley of the Whales. The book is illustrated with color photographs and two maps.
Recommended by Lonely Planet.

ISBN: 9789774162060

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 263g

124 pages