LEADER 03857nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910454787203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-61797-271-1 010 $a1-936190-07-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000790233 035 $a(EBL)1649053 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000484324 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12214067 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000484324 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10574314 035 $a(PQKB)10937024 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035606 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3114755 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1649053 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6242632 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3114755 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10409566 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL581694 035 $a(OCoLC)922965410 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1649053 035 $a(OCoLC)873142296 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6242632 035 $a(OCoLC)842591300 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000790233 100 $a20101209d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Fayoum$b[electronic resource] $ehistory and guide 205 $aNew rev. ed. /$bR. Neil Hewison ; with photographs by the author. 210 $aCairo ;$aNew York $cAmerican University in Cairo Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (131 p.) 225 1 $aArce conservation series ;$v4 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a977-416-206-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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 Abgi?g -- Kima?n Fa?ris -- The Seven Waterwheels -- Old Mosques -- Religious Festivals -- Churches -- The Su?q -- 'i?n al-Siliyi?n -- Birkat Qaru?n -- History of theBirka -- Wa?di al-Rayya?n -- Wa?di al-Ravya?n -- Wa?di al-H?ita?n -- Monasteries in the Fayoum -- Ancient Sites of the Fayoum -- Ko?m O?shi?m -- Dime?h al-Siba?' and Qas?r al-S?a?gha -- Al-S?anam (the Pedestals of Biahmu) -- Qas?r Qaru?n -- Madi?nat Ma?d?i -- Umm al-Buriga?t -- Hawwa?ra Pyramid -- Lahu?n Pyramid -- Maydu?m Pyramid -- Umm al-Atl -- Se?la Pyramid -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover. 330 $aThe Fayoum, a large and exceptionally fertile depression in Egypt's Western Desert, some 90 kilometers southwest of Cairo, is a region both rich in history and outstanding in natural beauty. Its historical legacy includes temples, pyramids, and towns from the Middle Kingdom and the Ptolemaic Period, as well as churches, monasteries, and mosques from later times.Neil Hewison here outlines the history (and prehistory) of the Fayoum and its lakes, describes the agriculture and rural life of the region, then guides the visitor around the province site by site, never averse to taking an interesting 410 0$aArce conservation series ;$v4. 607 $aFayyu?m (Egypt)$xAntiquities 607 $aFayyu?m (Egypt)$vGuidebooks 607 $aFayyu?m (Egypt)$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a916.2 676 $a916.22 700 $aHewison$b R. Neil$0853198 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454787203321 996 $aThe Fayoum$91905141 997 $aUNINA