Difference between revisions of "Fayyum"
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73272" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73272" /> == | ||
<p> A fertile province of Central Egypt, lies W. of the Nile, 65 miles from Cairo, is in reality a southern oasis in the [[Libyan]] desert, irrigated by means of a canal running through a narrow gorge to the | <p> A fertile province of Central Egypt, lies W. of the Nile, 65 miles from Cairo, is in reality a southern oasis in the [[Libyan]] desert, irrigated by means of a canal running through a narrow gorge to the Nile valley; its area is about 840 sq. m., a portion of which is occupied by a sheet of water, the Birket-el-Kern (35 m. long), known to the ancients as Lake Moeris, and by the shores of which stood one of the wonders of the world, the famous "Labyrinth." </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 15 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
A fertile province of Central Egypt, lies W. of the Nile, 65 miles from Cairo, is in reality a southern oasis in the Libyan desert, irrigated by means of a canal running through a narrow gorge to the Nile valley; its area is about 840 sq. m., a portion of which is occupied by a sheet of water, the Birket-el-Kern (35 m. long), known to the ancients as Lake Moeris, and by the shores of which stood one of the wonders of the world, the famous "Labyrinth."
