The Fayoum: History and Guide - Softcover

Hewison, R. Neil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9774246713 ISBN 13: 9789774246715

Verlag: The American University in Cairo Press, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

The Fayoum, a large and fertile depression in Egypt's Western Desert, some 90 kilometres southwest of Cairo, is a region both rich in history and 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. In this history and guide, Neil Hewison 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, taking various detours along the way.

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R. Neil Hewison taught English in the Fayoum from 1979 to 1982. He is also the translator of City of Love and Ashes' by Yusif Idris. He now lives and works in Cairo.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: The American University in Cairo Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9774246713
• ISBN 13: 9789774246715
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 3
• Anzahl der Seiten: 108
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