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 Didaut=, a feeder of the Wad el Qireira, commences its course
south-west of the hill of Adar Aqdeib. One of its heads leads to the
easy pass of Sarob Kwan, on the road to Bir Meisah. Another leads
to a water source in the hills south of Adar Aqdeib, called =Megwel
Didaut=, while a small feeder a little lower down, coming from Adar
Aqdeib, also contains a water source called =Megwel Adar Aqdeib=. Both
these water sources are within about half an hour’s journey from
the main wadi. After passing Adar Aqdeib, Wadi Didaut curves round
to the north, receiving feeders from the hills of Um Ein and Qara
Saba to the south, then turns east-north-east, passing between the
hills called Kikeiyet Sharqi and Kikeiyet Gharbi, and then between
the red granite hills of Adatalob Adara and the black mass of Ti
Keferiai to join Wad el Qireira. The total length of Wadi Didaut is
about thirty-five kilometres, and its average slope is about eight
metres per kilometre. Its upper parts possess abundance of vegetation,
the beautiful flowering bush called Sarob being conspicuous in Sarob
Kwan; but in its lower portions it becomes almost lost in drift
sand. There is an easy open track from near Megwel Adar Aqdeib,
passing between the high hills called Qara Saba and Gebel Um Ein,
to the Wadi Baueiwai.
=Wadi Baueiwai= heads in the mountains south of Hadal Aweib
Meisah. Numerous feeders from the mountains course across a tract,
about six kilometres in diameter, of very low granite hills called
Iarih Meisah; this tract is almost entirely shut in by mountains
and high hills, with an outlet south-west of Gebel Um Ein. Through
this outlet the main channel passes, and receives the =Wadi Miatit=,
draining the mountains of the same name, from the south-west. Curving
in a great sweep round the foot of Gebel Um Ein, Wadi Baueiwai
turns north-eastward, passing close south-east of the hills of Qara
Saba and Ti Keferiai to join the Wadi Didaut and form the Wad el
Qireira. From the head of Wadi Baueiwai there appears to be an easy
pass by the east side of Hadal Aweib Meisah into the heads of Wadi
Meisah. A small feeder of Wadi Baueiwai, draining the north-east
flanks of Gebel Um Ein, leads to a water source called =Megwel
Um Ein=. Another feeder coming in from the west side of Qara Saba
forms an easy route to Wadi Didaut, as already mentioned above. The
principal other tributaries of Wadi Baueiwai are the Wadis Aqwem
and Hamida. =Wadi Aqwem= is a broad and very sandy wadi coursing
north-north-east along the west side of Gebel Nubitra, and reaching
Wadi Baueiwai in about latitude 22° 18′; it leads to a water source
called =Megwel Aqwem=, situated just south of the end of a long spur
of high hills running out north-eastward from Gebel Miatit. Lower down
its course Wadi Aqwem is fed by tributaries from the high hills east
of it, one of which, the =Wadi Nubitra=, contains a well. This well,
called =Bir Nubitra=, is said to yield only very small supplies;
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