Date Groves

The Desert

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August 22nd 2006
The Egyptian Sahara Desert is a place of desolation, extreme heat and a few very unique areas. Traveling across it is no fun whatsoever. An interesting fact about Egypt is that 95% of the country is totally inhospitable. Nowadays of course, some people live in that expanse given power and water, but even today 95% of the countries population resides in 5% of the country, awarding it with the wo ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more