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TourEgypt's most recent featured story concerns Qasr Qarun, the fortress and temples in the ancient town of Dionysius in the Faiyum depression, situated near the shores of modern shores of Lake Qarun. The town was considerably important, being the terminus of the caravan route to the Egyptian oasis of Bahariya.
- More Re The Threat To The Faiyum
Egypt Today (Farida Helmy) While the layman in Fayoum would probably welcome the idea of a project bringing in income and job opportunity to the quiet governorate, experts are far less eager. Fayoum is Egypt’s oldest city and is located 130 kilometers...
- Faiyum Protectorate Not Protected
Al Masry Al Youm Thanks very much to Ben's Egypt Then and Now website for pointing to the above article, which I had missed. It is very topical given the new fieldwork taking place in the Faiyum Depression, but this has been an ongoing problem for...
- Lake Qarun Searched For Antiquities
Yahoo! News Egyptian experts have begun to explore the depths of Lake Qarun south of Cairo using remote sensing radars in search of sunken artefacts, antiquities officials told AFP on Wednesday. Antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass said the work was launched...
- Daily Photo By Bob Partridge (ancient Egypt Magazine)
Qasr Qarun, Faiyum Depression Dedicated to Sobek-Re. Ptolemaic. Click image to see a bigger version of the image With many thanks to Bob Partridge, Editor of Ancient Egypt Magazine. Copyright Bob Partridge. Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
- Daily Photo - Snapshots Of The Faiyum Today
The Faiyum Depression is located c85km to the southwest of Cairo. Thanks to a large Nile-fed lake (Birket Qarun) the area was occupied from prehistoric times onewards. Because the lake is fed by the Nile via a natural channel and not y artesian waters...
Egypt
Qasr Qarun
http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/qasrqarun.htm
TourEgypt's most recent featured story concerns Qasr Qarun, the fortress and temples in the ancient town of Dionysius in the Faiyum depression, situated near the shores of modern shores of Lake Qarun. The town was considerably important, being the terminus of the caravan route to the Egyptian oasis of Bahariya.
- More Re The Threat To The Faiyum
Egypt Today (Farida Helmy) While the layman in Fayoum would probably welcome the idea of a project bringing in income and job opportunity to the quiet governorate, experts are far less eager. Fayoum is Egypt’s oldest city and is located 130 kilometers...
- Faiyum Protectorate Not Protected
Al Masry Al Youm Thanks very much to Ben's Egypt Then and Now website for pointing to the above article, which I had missed. It is very topical given the new fieldwork taking place in the Faiyum Depression, but this has been an ongoing problem for...
- Lake Qarun Searched For Antiquities
Yahoo! News Egyptian experts have begun to explore the depths of Lake Qarun south of Cairo using remote sensing radars in search of sunken artefacts, antiquities officials told AFP on Wednesday. Antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass said the work was launched...
- Daily Photo By Bob Partridge (ancient Egypt Magazine)
Qasr Qarun, Faiyum Depression Dedicated to Sobek-Re. Ptolemaic. Click image to see a bigger version of the image With many thanks to Bob Partridge, Editor of Ancient Egypt Magazine. Copyright Bob Partridge. Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
- Daily Photo - Snapshots Of The Faiyum Today
The Faiyum Depression is located c85km to the southwest of Cairo. Thanks to a large Nile-fed lake (Birket Qarun) the area was occupied from prehistoric times onewards. Because the lake is fed by the Nile via a natural channel and not y artesian waters...