Record Nr.

UNINA9910454787203321

Autore

Hewison R. Neil

Titolo

The Fayoum [[electronic resource] ] : history and guide

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Cairo ; ; New York, : American University in Cairo Press, 2008

ISBN

1-61797-271-1

1-936190-07-9

Edizione

[New rev. ed. /]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (131 p.)

Collana

Arce conservation series ; ; 4

Disciplina

916.2

916.22

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Fayyūm (Egypt) Antiquities

Fayyūm (Egypt) Guidebooks

Fayyūm (Egypt) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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