03857nam 2200685 a 450 991045478720332120200520144314.01-61797-271-11-936190-07-9(CKB)1000000000790233(EBL)1649053(SSID)ssj0000484324(PQKBManifestationID)12214067(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000484324(PQKBWorkID)10574314(PQKB)10937024(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035606(MiAaPQ)EBC3114755(MiAaPQ)EBC1649053(MiAaPQ)EBC6242632(Au-PeEL)EBL3114755(CaPaEBR)ebr10409566(CaONFJC)MIL581694(OCoLC)922965410(Au-PeEL)EBL1649053(OCoLC)873142296(Au-PeEL)EBL6242632(OCoLC)842591300(EXLCZ)99100000000079023320101209d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Fayoum[electronic resource] history and guideNew rev. ed. /R. Neil Hewison ; with photographs by the author.Cairo ;New York American University in Cairo Press20081 online resource (131 p.)Arce conservation series ;4Description based upon print version of record.977-416-206-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 interestingArce conservation series ;4.Fayyūm (Egypt)AntiquitiesFayyūm (Egypt)GuidebooksFayyūm (Egypt)HistoryElectronic books.916.2916.22Hewison R. Neil853198MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454787203321The Fayoum1905141UNINA