Geoarcheomorphosites under Strong Urbanization Pressure at the Tineh Plain, NE of the Nile Delta, Egypt

Taha, Maysa M.N.; Al-Hashim, Mansour H.; El-Asmar, Hesham M.

doi:10.1007/s12371-020-00444-9

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“…The geo-archaeological site Since 1922, the work of Barthoux [13] more than six Missions have been done either by the French Mission [66] or by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities in 2021 [9,16,17,66,67]. The site visits, supported with a satellite image of El-Gendi Fortress (Fig.…”

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“…The integration of remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) techniques, with geologic field investigation and archaeological identification, is very interesting in detecting and identifying several geo-archaeological sites in Egypt [16,17]. In the current study, these tools are integrated to introduce a new important geo-archaeological site at El-Gendi Fortress to global culture and religious tourism.…”

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El-Gendi Fortress: a new military and religious geo-archaeological site, Sinai, Egypt: geomorphological and hydrogeological remarks

El-Asmar

Taha

2023

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El-Gendi Fortress is a unique geo-archaeological site in Sinai, Egypt. It reflects the progress of the Islamic military architecture during Saladin’s reign (Salah ad-din al Ayyubi), the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty (1174-1260AD). The fortress's location met two major geo-criteria. One is geographical; it is located on a mound 655 m above sea level (a.s.l) and 152 m above El-Tih El-plateau; this elevation contributes to the exploration of the surrounding areas and provides the fortress with a strong defensive position against the Crusaders' invasions of Egypt (1163–1169 AD). The second is Hydro-geological; it provides exceptional access to both meteoric surface (via barrages) and groundwater (through Sudr spring). The latter is from deep aquifers of the Nubian sandstones (Malha Formation) across the fractured carbonates (Raha and Sudr Formations of Cenomanian to Maastrichtian age). Such water was accumulated since the Pleistocene pluvial age until the fortress’ most recent use. The barrages’ location upstream of a sub-basin “a” at Wadi Sudr, in a similar direction to the deep ditch side, confirms that the priority of their design is to protect the region from flash flood risks and to store water on a relatively flat-lying land. The study reveals that the fortress’ geographical location is used to safeguard the Hajj route in central Sinai and to provide facilities for pilgrims’ caravans when they travel from North Africa to Mecca. The study concludes that the fortress should be a part of the Sinai tourism itinerary and promoted globally as a geo-archaeological site for Geo-tourism. In addition, the government should implement a strategy for conserving, rehabilitating, and managing the heritage sites, to improve facilities and increase public awareness of these sites to maximize the outcomes.

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El-Gendi Fortress: a new military and religious geo-archaeological site, Sinai, Egypt: geomorphological and hydrogeological remarks

El-Asmar

Taha

2023

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“…Thus, the local geological heritage is enriched by human intervention. Taha et al (2020) described another interesting example of how the activities of ancient civilisations changed the local geological landscape and contributed to its higher value, but modern development of that area led to increased risks of value loss.…”

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The human imprint on the unique geological landscape of the Western Caucasus

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Human intervention in the geological environment is commonly thought to pose a threat to geoheritage. However, new information from the Western Caucasus where unique geological features are concentrated in Mountainous Adygeya, implies that man-made features in fact add value to geoheritage. Such features include a lengthy artificial niche in the Guama Gorge, accumulations of large artificial clasts along the road leading to the Lagonaki Highland and the Khadzhokh Quarry with the artificial Red Lake. These contribute to the regional uniqueness of geosites and can be classified as geomorphological, sedimentary, economical and hydro(geo)logical geoheritage types. Interestingly, these artificial features have natural analogues in the study area. Such integrity of local geological landscapes urgently require special interpretations for guided excursions and explanatory panels for correct comprehension of the origin of these unique features on the part of unprepared tourists. Generally, the human imprint on geological landscapes of Mountainous Adygeya is significant and occasionally positive, which makes the entire geodiversity hotspot of special, international interest and an object for further investigations.

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“…Significant attention has been paid to urban geoheritage, which also displays notable interactions between the geological and cultural environments [18][19][20][21][22][23]. Particularly, unique geological and/or geomorphological objects have been reported from such different cities as Bucharest (Romania) [24], Cairo (Egypt) [25], La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain) [26], Mexico (Mexico) [27], and Shiraz (Iran) [28]. However, some aspects of urban geoheritage, as well as its representative examples, are yet to be studied.…”

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Earth Science Frontier at Urban Periphery: Geoheritage from the Vicinity of Kazan City, Russia

2023

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Characterizing geological heritage sites (geosites) available in Russia remains an urgent task. The present study focuses on two geosites from the vicinity of Kazan—a large city on the Volga River. They are attributed to the standardized geoheritage types and scored by means of several criteria. It is found out that the Pechischi geosite represents nine geoheritage types, from which the stratigraphical type (stratotype section of the Upper Kazanian regional unit of the Guadalupian) and the geohistorical type (history of the Permian System studies) are the most important. This geosite reaches 675 out of 750 maximum possible scores, and it is ranked globally. The Cheremushki geosite represents six geoheritage types, from which the stratigraphical type (reference section of the Urzhumian regional unit of the Guadalupian) and the paleontological type (locality of diverse fossils, including tetrapods) are the most important. This geosite reaches a score of 250 and is ranked nationally. The undertaken study allows for recommending several actions for the effective conservation and exploitation of these geosites. The innovative interpretation is that the presence of geosites at the urban periphery makes its general (not only geological) heritage value comparable to that of the city’s center.

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Geoarcheomorphosites under Strong Urbanization Pressure at the Tineh Plain, NE of the Nile Delta, Egypt

Cited by 10 publications

References 41 publications

El-Gendi Fortress: a new military and religious geo-archaeological site, Sinai, Egypt: geomorphological and hydrogeological remarks

El-Gendi Fortress: a new military and religious geo-archaeological site, Sinai, Egypt: geomorphological and hydrogeological remarks

The human imprint on the unique geological landscape of the Western Caucasus

Earth Science Frontier at Urban Periphery: Geoheritage from the Vicinity of Kazan City, Russia

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