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In this chapter, the author will show the cases of oasis communities in the Western Desert in Egypt. The importance of these communities has risen, especially after the expansion of construction on agricultural lands in the Delta region, thereby reducing the size of its agricultural areas. This, in turn, meant resorting to shifting agricultural activities to the Western Desert. The author has done a series of studies and social and anthropological research on these areas that are economically promising , especially with regard to agricultural and tourism activities.
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Mohamed, S.H.I. (2021). The Egyptian Western Desert: Water, Agriculture and Culture of Oasis Communities. In: Iwasaki, E., Negm, A.M., Elbeih, S.F. (eds) Sustainable Water Solutions in the Western Desert, Egypt: Dakhla Oasis. Earth and Environmental Sciences Library. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64005-7_2
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