Eastern Desert - Wikipedia
It spans 223,000 square kilometres (86,000 sq mi) of northeastern Africa and is bordered by the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea to the east, and the Nile River to the west. It extends through Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and the Sudan.
Eastern Desert | Map, Location, & Facts | Britannica
Eastern Desert, large desert in eastern Egypt. Originating just southeast of the Nile River delta, it extends southeastward into northeastern Sudan as well as Eritrea and northern Ethiopia and from the Nile River valley eastward to the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea.
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Egypt - Oases, Monasteries, Deserts | Britannica
2024年11月27日 · The Eastern Desert comprises almost one-fourth of the land surface of Egypt and covers an area of about 85,690 square miles (221,900 square km). The northern tier is a limestone plateau consisting of rolling hills, stretching from the Mediterranean coastal plain to a point roughly opposite Qinā on the Nile.
Importance Of The Eastern Desert In Ancient Egypt - Sciencing
2017年4月24日 · The Eastern Desert to the east of the Nile was home to nomads before and during the pharaonic era, and contributed to the development of Egyptian society through its abundant minerals and overland routes to the Red Sea.
New Study Reveals Now-Bone Dry Egyptian Desert Was Home to …
Experts suggest that adorable relatives of sea cows and dugongs once dominated Egypt's Eastern Desert. The finding was presented by researchers at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's annual ...
Monastery of Saint Anthony - Wikipedia
The Monastery of Saint Anthony is a Coptic Orthodox monastery standing in an oasis in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, in the northern part of the Red Sea Governorate close to the border with the Suez Governorate.
Routes Through the Eastern Desert of Egypt - Expedition Magazine
Not since the Ptolemaic-Roman-Byzantine era (late 4th century B.C. to 7th century A.D.) have the Eastern Desert and Red Sea coast of Egypt witnessed the activity now taking place, as tourism and settlements for Egypt’s burgeoning population encroach into once sparsely settled areas.
Egypt - Eastern Desert - Country Studies
The relatively mountainous Eastern Desert rises abruptly from the Nile and extends over an area of approximately 220,000 square kilometers (roughly equivalent in size to Utah). The upward-sloping plateau of sand gives way within 100 kilometers to arid, defoliated, rocky hills running north and south between the Sudan border and the Delta.
Eastern Desert - Encyclopedia.com
2018年6月11日 · EASTERN DESERT. Also called the Arabian Desert; it makes up almost a quarter of Egypt's land surface, covering an area of 85,690 square miles (221,937 sq km). The northern sector, from the Mediterranean coast to the latitude of Qena, is a limestone plateau marked by rolling hills.