Bawiti, Egypt: Geography Catch
Mom and I have been playing catch with a globe and wanted to research some of the places we find. Today it is Bawiti, Egypt.
If you’re holding a globe, Egypt is in the northeast corner of Africa, and in the middle, slightly northwest is Bawiti. Bawiti is by far the largest village in the Bahariya Oasis. Wikipedia says it’s the least technologically advanced oasis in the country. Bahariya Oaisis is home to the valley of the golden mummies.
An oasis is a place in a desert where there is enough water to sustain more plant life than you usually find in the desert.
January 14th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Your grandma Carol would love to talk to you about Egypt. She thought her trip there was particularly enlightening. I hope to go with her some day and want especially to visit Alexandria.
Love
Grandad
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:28 am
I had never heard of the vallye of the golden mummies – thanks for that link. I like the story about how it was found and how the children’s mummies were covered with gold.
I wonder what will be next on your globe…?