Landscapes, typical vegetation, and Locations of the Western Desert of Egypt and N-Sudan




Zur Erforschung der 'Western Desert of Egypt' (Ecological Studies in the Libyan Desert of Egypt and N-Sudan / vegetation ecology of the Sahara - 1982-1987) Zusammengestellt von Dr. Harald Kehl - ehemals TU-Berlin, Fak. VI, Inst. f. Ökologie (Compiled by Dr. Harald Kehl - formerly TU-Berlin, Fak. VI, Inst. f. Ökologie)
	Lecture: Vegetation ecology of tropical and subtropical climates

sEp		D2-16

Landscapes, typical vegetation, and some other findings

Focus:	Area and Location:		Click thumbnails:

Coastal area in springtime	NW-Egypt, Mersa Matruh district
		Coastal area
		Field side vegetation



Agriculture with rain-water	NW-Egypt, Mersa Matruh district
harvesting in wadis		Coastal area with nummerous
		shallow wadis



Runnel vegetation	NW-Egypt, Mersa Matruh district
		Marmarica Plateau
		2. Scarpment
		20km S of Mersa Matruh
		Research Results

Plaja vegetation	NW-Egypt, Mersa Matruh district
		Marmarica Plateau
		60km S of Mersa Matruh
		Research Results


Foot hill vegetation 1	NW-Egypt, Mersa Matruh district
		Qattara Depression
Foot hill vegetation 2		northern edge



Pottery Hills	SW-Egypt, Abu Ballas
		Exped. EG2, Nov. 1982




Erosion valleys or wadis	NW- and SW-Egypt
(Queds)		Qattara Depression
		Gilf Kebir



Ergs or sand desert	N-, C- to S-Egypt, N-Sudan





Hamadas / Hammadas	N-, C- to S-Egypt, N-Sudan





Kieswüste / Serir	C- to S-Egypt, N-Sudan
gravel desert




Yardangs (Seesedimente)	C- to S-Egypt, N-Sudan
fossile Ablagerungen
fossile lake sediments



Weisse Wüste bei Farafra	C-Egypt
White Desert around Farafra




Hummocks / Hillocks	N-, C- to S-Egypt, N-Sudan
		phytogenetic sand mounds




Wadi Howar region	NW-Sudan, near El Atrun and Rahib
		Wells, Wadi Howar region
		with Sahel-Belt character



Wadi Vegetation	SW-Egypt / Gilf Kebir





Nukheila / Merga oasis	NW-Sudan / Darfur





Prehistoric times	NW-Sudan / Darfur





Some Animals	Friendly and unfriently meetings

Mentioned locations of the Western Desert of Egypt.

Location:	Lat. / Long.:	Region:	Detailled investigations:

Abu Mukhaiyat	30°41'16.80"N / 27°10'44.73"E	NW-Egypt
Bahariya Oasis	28°15'11.94"N / 28°56'32.96"E	C-Egypt
Dakhla Oasis (Centre Mut)	25°29'15.88"N / 28°58'58.04"E	C-Egypt
Dungul Wells	23°26'05.50"N / 31°37'20.46"E	S-Egypt
Farafra Oasis	27°03'27.63"N / 27°58'09.82"E	C-Egypt
Girba Oasis	29°20'41.19"N / 25°21'00.77"E	NW-Egypt

Kharga Oasis	25°26'25.86"N / 30°33'25.65"E	C-Egypt
Kharga Oasis - Bulaq	25°12'03.18"N / 30°32'08.83"E	C-Egypt
Kurkur Oasis	23°54'03.55"N / 32°19'05.02"E	C-Egypt

Mersa Matruh (MM) City	31°21'17.96"N / 27°14'03.08"E	NW-Egypt
MM district:	30°42'31.80"N / 27°15'16.09"E	NW-Egypt	Near Abu Makhaiyat, 61km SE MM "Würstchen-Plaja I"
MM district:	30°43'39.48"N / 26°36'14.21"E	NW-Egypt	MM - Siwa 99,5km "Würstchen-Plaja II"
MM district:	31°05'53.94"N / 27°18'51.81"E	NW-Egypt	Raqabet El Sikka , 32km SE MM "Trompetental"
MM district:	31°05'53.94"N / 27°18'51.81"E	NW-Egypt	"Scherental" , 32km MM-Siwa
MM district:	30°10'50.33"N / 26°14'55.52"E	NW-Egypt	"Salvia-Plaja" , 166km MM-Siwa
MM district:	30°21'21.98"N / 27°17'08.57"E	NW-Egypt	"Gips-Plaja" , 20km N of QD
Nuweimisa	28°42'07.98"N / 26°43'40.55"E	NW-Egypt
Qara Oasis	29°36'55.39"N / 26°29'47.36"E	NW-Egypt
Ras El Qattara(h)	30°10'40.74"N / 27°15'51.35"E	NW-Egypt
Sitra(h) Oasis	28°42'43.42"N / 26°53'48.03"E	NW-Egypt

Siwa Oasis	29°12'10.56"N / 25°31'03.59"E	NW-Egypt

Detailled researches in the Western Desert of Egypt and N-Sudan

Distribution of vegetation units - detailled researches.

NW-Egypt, Mersa Matruh district, 23km SSE of Mersa Matruh, 2nd shallow scarpment; 'Runnel vegetation of Raqabet El Sikka

W-Egypt, Mersa Matruh district, 61km SSE of Mersa Matruh, Marmarica Plateau, 'Ring-shaped Plaja Vegetation near Abu Mukhaiyat'