Otherimportant citiesincluded Elephantine, Crocodilopolis, Hermopolis,Kom Ombo, andAbydos. Click here to learn more aboutEgyptian Geography Saharan dust over Egypt The Importance of the Nile River The Nile River runs south to north and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. It is the world’s longest...
helpful avenue to general questions about our being in the world. 1 In particular, the concepts of dirt and cleanliness illustrate the fact that questions framed in terms of ontology (supposedly dealing with what really exists) may often more helpfully be seen as, in a broad sense, ethical on...
ThetopographyofEgypt is dominated by theNile. For about 750 miles (1,200 km) of its northward course through thecountry, the river cuts its way through bare desert, its narrow valley a sharplydelineatedstrip of green, abundantly fecund in contrast to the desolation that surrounds it. FromLake...