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Fouad I Desert Institute establishment stamp 1950. The Desert Research Center is almost the oldest scientific research center in Egypt.It was officially opened on December 30, 1950, under the name of the institute of Foad I for desert research (IFDR) and after the revolution in 1952 it became under the name of Desert Research Institute (DRI).
The Sonoran desert wraps around the northern end of the Gulf of California, from Baja California Sur (El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in central and Pacific west coast, Central Gulf Coast subregion on east to southern tip), north through much of Baja California, excluding the central northwest mountains and Pacific west coast, through southeastern California and southwestern and southern ...
Egypt is permitted a mechanized infantry division with a total of 22,000 troops in Zone A. Zone B: Between Line A and Line B. Egypt is permitted four border security battalions to support the civilian police in Zone B. Zone C: Between Line B and the Egypt–Israel border. Only the MFO and the Egyptian civilian police are permitted within Zone C.
Possibly the best-preserved small impact crater ever seen on Earth has been found in the remote Egyptian desert. The crater is called Kamil and retains much of its structure, down to the rays of ...
Pages in category "Research institutes in Egypt" ... Desert Research Center (Egypt) E. Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute; ETRR-1; ETRR-2; G. Galala University;
More than 30 pyramids in Egypt, including in Giza, may have been built along a branch of the Nile that has long since disappeared, a new study suggests. New research could solve the mystery behind ...
Most major kinds of mineral deposits formed by groundwater are located in the deserts. For example, some valuable metallic minerals, such as gold, silver, iron, zinc, and uranium, are found in Western Desert in Australia. This is due to special geological processes, and climate factors in the desert can preserve and enhance mineral deposits. [11]
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve (Spanish: Reserva de la Biosfera El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar) is a biosphere reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site [1] managed by the federal government of Mexico, specifically by Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the state governments of Sonora and the Tohono O'odham.