Nile: The Valley between Aswan and Isna
From Aswan to the sea the gradient of the Nile averages only 1:13, 000 (1 meter to 13 kilometers), as compared to 1:11, 000 in the narrow Nubian valley. A …
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The Nile Valley Egypt
For most of its 750-mile length from the Egypt-Sudan boundary to the head of the delta, about 10 miles north of Cairo, the shining snake of the half-mile wide Nile …
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Egypt, Eastern Desert, Western Desert, Sinai Nile Valley
Four major physiographic divisions are recognized in Egypt – the Eastern Desert, the Western Desert, Sinai, and the Nile Valley and Delta. In human terms, these reduce to two: the …
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Town Derry of Ireland
Derry is to one-fourth of Ireland a kind of holy city, a symbol, a flag, rather than a mere group of habitations. And although much that it has come to …
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The Levant Coast Castellón Tarragona Cape de Gata
This area extends along the coast from the boundary of Castellón and Tarragona to Cape de Gata. Such arbitrary boundaries are taken purely for convenience, and do not always correspond …
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Spain: The Catalonian Coasts
This area is not typically Spanish. There is adequate rainfall, a good deal of industry, a different language (Catalan), and a middle class. Here people are often better informed about …
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Turkish Food, Turkish Cuisine
Turkish cuisine is a combination of Middle Eastern food (kebabs, pitta bread and houmous) and Mediterranean food, (tomatoes, garlic, grilled meat, and olive oil). Hot peppers, herbs (cumin, mint, parsley, …
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Portugal: Towards Atlantic Ocean
Portugal is one of the smaller countries of Europe, its continental portion occupying 34,312 square miles, or about one-sixth of the Iberian Peninsula. Historically Iberia has been considered a remote …
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National Transportation System from 1775 to 1800
The year 1784 found about thirty thousand people in the Kentucky region, and the immigration of that summer amounted to some twelve thousand men, women and children. The overland movement …
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Italy: The Spelling of Place Names
Certain Italian place names have a widely used English version. The following have been used: Provinces and Their Capitals Firenze – Florence Genova – Genoa Livorno – Leghorn Mantova – …
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