An Egyptian oasisFront matterReading editionChapter navigation21 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterAN EGYPTIAN OASISPREFACEChapter I · THE LIBYAN DESERT AND ITS OASESChapter II · EARLY RECORDSChapter III · THE ROADS LEADING TO THE OASISChapter IV · TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGYChapter V · THE NORTHERN VILLAGESChapter VI · THE SOUTHERN VILLAGESChapter VII · THE OASIS UNDER PERSIAN AND ROMAN RULEChapter VIII · THE EXTINCT LAKES OF THE OASISChapter IX · THE UNDERGROUND WATER-SUPPLYChapter X · FLOWING WELLS: SOME EXPERIMENTS AND OBSERVATIONSChapter XI · THE ORIGIN OF THE ARTESIAN WATERSChapter XII · THE ANCIENT SUBTERRANEAN AQUEDUCTSChapter XIII · BORING METHODS: ANCIENT AND MODERNChapter XIV · THE CONTEST BETWEEN MAN AND WIND-BORNE SANDChapter XV · SOME ECONOMICAL ASPECTS OF THE OASISChapter XVI · SOME NOTES ON SPORT AND NATURAL HISTORYLITERATURE ON THE OASIS OF KHARGAINDEXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →AN EGYPTIAN OASISAll chapters and sections (21)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsAN EGYPTIAN OASISPREFACEChapters12345678910111213141516Other sectionsLITERATURE ON THE OASIS OF KHARGAINDEXAIN ESTAKHERAB, GENNAH◇AN EGYPTIAN OASIS →
