The geography and geology of south-eastern EgyptBall, John
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The geography and geology of south-eastern Egypt
Ball, John
Geology -- Egypt; Physical geography -- Egypt
=Wadi Atluk=, which flows into Wadi Madi from the south-east almost
opposite Gebel Niqrub el Tahtani, has a rather curious origin. It
arises from a splitting of the course of Wadi Korbiai, part of the
drainage of which passes eastward down Wadi Kreiga, while the other
part retains its northerly direction as Wadi Atluk. The total length
of Wadi Atluk is about twenty-one kilometres. It has not been surveyed
in detail, but for most of its course it lies in low hill country.
=Rod Mukrayib= is a many-branched wadi which drains the hilly country
between Gebel Niqrub el Tahtani and Gebel Anfeib. One of its heads
leads by an easy pass near Gebel Butitelib into the head of Wadi
Abu Hashim; another head drains the north face of Gebel Niqrub
el Tahtani; while a third drains the south end of Gebel Anfeib,
coursing between the sandstone plateau and the schist hills west
of it. From the pass into Wadi Abu Hashim to its junction with Wadi
Madi the length of its channel is fifteen kilometres, with a fall of
from 405 metres to 250 metres above sea, giving an average slope of
ten metres per kilometre. It joins Wadi Madi on the north side of an
isolated group of hills, just where Wadi Madi begins to narrow in,
about nineteen kilometres above its junction with Wadi Hodein. From
the point where Rod Mukrayib joins Wadi Madi there is a good open
road across the heads of Wadi Edunqul into those of Wadi Anfeib.
=Wadi Kolaiqo=, which joins Madi almost opposite Rod Mukrayib,
originates in the hills between Gebel Niqrub el Tahtani and Gebel
Khashab, where a pass at its head leads into the heads of Wadi
Khashab. It is a fairly wide wadi, shut in by rather high hills,
coursing west-north-west with a length of nine kilometres and a
fairly rapid fall.
=Wadi Edunqul=, a small tributary entering Wadi Madi, about ten
kilometres above its junction with Wadi Hodein, drains by numerous
gullies the south end of Gebel Anfeib, coursing a little north of
east with a length of about eleven kilometres.
=Wadi Khashab=, a tributary of Wadi Hodein, drains by many branches
the hilly country east of Gebel Beida. One of its heads leads to a
pass six kilometres due west of the summit of Gebel Beida, whence
there is a road to Bir Beida; just before reaching the pass, there
is a large quartz vein with some ruins near it. Another feeder of
Wadi Khashab, the =Wadi Dehaiartib=, heads in a pass leading to the
head of Wadi Kolaiqo. Wadi Khashab has not been explored south of
23° 0′. From this parallel to Wadi Hodein its length is about
twenty-six kilometres, but its head may be five kilometres or
more further south. The country on the west side of Wadi Khashab
consists of low hills, but on the east it drains very high hills,
and its feeders course in trenches across the stony slopes at the
feet of the hills to join the main channel. Wadi Khashab contains
large numbers of trees, whence its name (Khashab = wood). Its average
slope is about eight metres per kilometre.
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