Egypt Western Desert

Fig. 1. Landsat TM image showing the study area (red box in southwest corner is the study area), western Desert Egypt.

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In the seventh century, however, the Arabs came on the scene. Hitherto, they had been isolated on their desert peninsula, but now, stimulated by the new religion of Islam, founded by Mohammed, they burst outward in all directions. Their conquering armies took over vast areas of western Asia and northern Africa. In a.d. 641 they invaded Egypt, and after quick victories occupied the land, and over the next years they inflicted the same fate on all Persia. 

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