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245 10 a| Western Desert Handbookh| [electronic resource]:b| Exploring the Oases and Western Desert of Egypt;

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260 a| Cairo : b| American University in Cairo Pressa| Cary : b| Oxford University Press, Incorporated [Distributor];

300 a| 436 p.b| illc| 09.000 x 06.000 in.;

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520 8 a| Annotationb| "Now retitled, reorganized, and substantially expanded, The Western Desert of Egypt: An Explorer's Handbook is set to become the most comprehensive guide ever for desert and oasis travel in Egypt west of the Nile. Fully illustrated with some 50 maps and plans and over 270 drawings, the guide covers both the natural history and the human history of the desert and the oases. It then explores chapter by chapter the oases of Kharga, Dakhla, Farafra, Bahariya, Fayoum, and Siwa, and the desert areas of al-Diffa (the northern, semi-arid edge of the desert), the Darb al-Arbain caravan route in the south, and Uwaynat (including Gilf Kebir) in the southwest. Descriptions of routes, sites, people, and places are complemented by practical information on places to stay, eat, and fill your gas tank. Global positioning system (GPS) waypoints are provided as an aid to navigation on many routes - though for the sake of conservation and the protection of unguarded antiquities they are not given for remote sites. Almost encyclopedic in its scope, this is the one guide that belongs on the bookshelf, on the dashboard, or in the rucksack of every Western Desert traveler."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved;

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Western Desert Handbook Exploring the Oases and Western Desert of Egypt

Author/creator	Vivian, Cassandra Author
Other author	Groves, Vivienne Author
Other author	Pinch Brock, Lyla Illustrator
Format	Electronic
Edition	Expanded
Publication Info	Cairo : American University in Cairo Press Cary : Oxford University Press, Incorporated [Distributor]
Description	436 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Egypt--Guidebooks.

Summary	Annotation "Now retitled, reorganized, and substantially expanded, The Western Desert of Egypt: An Explorer's Handbook is set to become the most comprehensive guide ever for desert and oasis travel in Egypt west of the Nile. Fully illustrated with some 50 maps and plans and over 270 drawings, the guide covers both the natural history and the human history of the desert and the oases. It then explores chapter by chapter the oases of Kharga, Dakhla, Farafra, Bahariya, Fayoum, and Siwa, and the desert areas of al-Diffa (the northern, semi-arid edge of the desert), the Darb al-Arbain caravan route in the south, and Uwaynat (including Gilf Kebir) in the southwest. Descriptions of routes, sites, people, and places are complemented by practical information on places to stay, eat, and fill your gas tank. Global positioning system (GPS) waypoints are provided as an aid to navigation on many routes - though for the sake of conservation and the protection of unguarded antiquities they are not given for remote sites. Almost encyclopedic in its scope, this is the one guide that belongs on the bookshelf, on the dashboard, or in the rucksack of every Western Desert traveler."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	00401405
ISBN	9789774245275
ISBN	977424527X (Trade Paper) Out of Print
Standard identifier#	9789774245275
Stock number	00006335

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