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The Fayoum : history and guide / R. Neil Hewison ; with photographs by the author.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hewison, R. Neil, author, photographer.
- Series:
- Arce conservation series ; 4.
- Arce conservation series ; 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fayyūm (Egypt)--Antiquities.
- Fayyūm (Egypt).
- Fayyūm (Egypt)--Guidebooks.
- Fayyūm (Egypt)--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (131 p.)
- Edition:
- New revised edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, [2008]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- Intro
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Pronunciation
- The Fayoum Now
- Topography
- Climate
- Human Geography
- Water, Irrigation, and Drainage
- Agriculture
- Other Rural Occupations
- Industry
- Local Crafts
- Wildlife
- History of the Fayoum
- Traveling in the Fayoum
- Early Travelers
- Traveling in the Fayoum Today
- Being a Foreigner
- A Note on Photography
- Approaches and Transport to the Fayoum
- Traveling within the Fayoum
- Fayoum City
- Places to Stay
- Places to Eat
- Entertainment
- The Obelisk of Abgîg
- Kimân Fâris
- The Seven Waterwheels
- Old Mosques
- Religious Festivals
- Churches
- The Sûq
- 'în al-Siliyîn
- Birkat Qarûn
- History of theBirka
- Wâdi al-Rayyàn
- Wâdi al-Ravyân
- Wâdi al-Ḥitân
- Monasteries in the Fayoum
- Ancient Sites of the Fayoum
- Kôm Ôshîm
- Dimêh al-Sibâ' and Qaṣr al-Ṣâgha
- Al-Ṣanam (the Pedestals of Biahmu)
- Qaṣr Qarûn
- Madînat Mâḍi
- Umm al-Burigât
- Hawwâra Pyramid
- Lahûn Pyramid
- Maydûm Pyramid
- Umm al-Atl
- Sêla Pyramid
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781617972713
- 1617972711
- 9781936190072
- 1936190079
- OCLC:
- 922965410
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