CHAPTER II.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SOUTH-EASTERN EGYPT.
In this chapter will be given a brief general account of the district, under the heads of:—
| [1.] | Extent. |
| [2.] | Relief. |
| [3.] | Hydrography. |
| [4.] | Coast-line. |
| [5.] | Climate. |
| [6.] | Scenery. |
| [7.] | Animal and Plant Life. |
| [8.] | Water Supplies. |
| [9.] | Geology. |
| [10.] | Mineral Products. |
| [11.] | Antiquities. |
| [12.] | Inhabitants. |
| [13.] | Languages. |
| [14.] | Industries. |
| [15.] | Communications. |
| [16.] | Government. |
The subjects of topography, water supplies, and geology, will be further considered more fully in succeeding chapters.
Extent.
As already mentioned in the introduction, the district treated of in this volume lies between the parallels of 25° and 22° of north latitude, and between the meridian of 34° E. and the Red Sea. It comprises an area of about 56,000 square kilometres (22,000 square miles).