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	Unique Facts Africa-The Nile
		At the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal with the Bahr el Ghazal, itself 720 km (445 miles) long, the river beomes known as the Bahr al Abyad, or the White Nile, from the clay suspended in its waters.
		Meanwhile, the Blue Nile (or Bahr al Azraq to Sudanese; Abbai to Ethiopians) springs from Lake Tana in the Ethiopian Highlands.
		From Lake Nasser the main channel flows north through Egypt and into the Mediterranean Sea; a side channel, the Bahr Yussef, splits from the main channel downriver from the city of Asyut, and empties into the Fayum.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /Africaweb/factfile/africauniquefact2.htm (647 words)

	City Guide for Fayoum City in Egypt - The City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Coptic and Muslim folklore ascribes the Bahr Yussef (River of Joseph) to its Biblical namesake, who's believed to have been the pharaoh's vizier and minister for public works.
		Originally a natural waterway branching off the Nile near Beni Suef, it was regulated from the XII Dynasty onwards, and since the building of the Ibrahimiya Canal in the nineteenth century, has drawn water from the Nile at Dairut, nearly 300km further south.
		In the other direction from the tourist office, the Bahr Yussef is dominated by two public buildings.
	www.cityguides-worldwide.com /Egypt/61414.htm (514 words)

	Alex Cosmo - Explore Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The ancient Bahr Yussef canal runs through the center of the city and irrigates the land.
		The pyramid of Amenemhet III (1842-1797 BC) is a 3 km walk across Bahr Youssef and into the desert from Hawara which is 6 km south east of Fayoum.
		Contrary to normal practice the entrance of the pyramid of which only the mud brick core remains while its external limestone cladding having long since disappeared,is situated to the south in an unsuccessfully-set attempt to confuse looters.
	www.racalexcosmo.org /fayoum.php (1004 words)

	.:Egypt Melody: Holidays in Egypt Wadi El Hittan
		Al Fayyum is an oasis and a distinctive region in character between the main Nile Valley and other desert oases: its fields are watered by a channel of the Nile, the Bahr Yussef, as it drains into a desert depression to the west of the Nile Valley.
		The Bahr Yussef veers west through a narrow neck of land north of Ihansya, between the archaeological sites of Lahun and Gurob near Hawara; it then branches out, providing rich agricultural land in the Al Fayyum
		Medinet Al-Fayyum (or Medina), the capital of the province, is a great agricultural center, with a population that increased from 26,000 in 1882 to 37,320 in 1907, and has several large bazaars,mosques, baths and a much-frequented weekly market.
	www.egyptmelody.com /Wadi_El_Hittan.html (992 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - Nile
		Meanwhile, the Blue Nile (or Bahr al Azraq) springs from Lake Tana in the Ethiopian Highlands.
		The Nile then reaches the man-made Lake Nasser, impounded behind the Aswan High Dam 270 km (170 miles) into Egypt from the Sudanese border.
		From there the main channel flows north through Egypt and into the Mediterranean Sea; a side channel, the Bahr Yussef, splits from the main channel downriver from the city of Asyut, and empties into the Fayum.
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/Nile (1219 words)

	Eating in Fayoum
		There are a further four banks along the Bahr Yussef - the new Banque du Caire (same times as Bank of Alexandria) is the most efficient and offers an ATM as well as foreign exchange facility.
		You can fill your stomach with kushari or felafel at stalls and cafés along both sides of the Bahr Yussef, or go in search of a chicken- or kofta- based meal.
		Milano's, a green and yellow place 100m northwest of the tourist office on the Bahr Yussef, where you can get tasty kushari and great juices and ice cream.
	www.justegypt.org /egypt/fayoum/fayoum-eating.asp (264 words)

	Fayum Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Fayum is a distinctive region, in character between the main Nile Valley and the desert oases: its fields are watered by a channel of the Nile, the Bahr Yussef, as it drains into a desert depression to the west of the Nile Valley.
		The Bahr Yussef veers west through a narrow neck of land north of Ihnasya, between the archaeological sites of Lahun and Gurob; it then branches out, providing rich agricultural land in the Fayum basin, draining into the Fayum lake, freshwater in prehistory, but now a large saltwater lake.
		This region has the earliest evidence for farming in Egypt (see Fayum (A) Neolithic), and was a centre of royal activity in the Middle Kingdom and Ptolemaic Period.
	www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk /fayum/index.html (171 words)

	The Historical Joseph
		All that he had to do was open up just 9 meters of soil to reconnect the pre-exsisting waterway.
		And do you know what the traditional name of this canal is? Bahr Yussef or "Waterway of Joseph".
		Now Yussef is a Semitic name and so the odds of another Yussef building it deep in the heart of Egypt is pretty remote.
	www.angelfire.com /ga/Godandscience/egypt/joseph.html (1178 words)

	Bahrain Tribune Daily Newspaper, Bahrain
		MOSUL, Iraq: One Iraqi civilian was killed yesterday and four wounded in a mortar attack on the offices of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in the northern city of Mosul, police said.
		He said the bomb had been placed under part of the pipeline that runs through the village.The pipeline, which links the oilfields around Kirkuk to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, has been closed since August because of repeated sabotage by anti-US insurgents.
		Earlier this month, interim oil minister Ibrahim Bahr Al-Ulum said Iraq had successfully pumped six million barrels of oil through the pipeline in a trial but had yet to fix a date for a full reopening.
	www.bahraintribune.com /ArticleDetail.asp?ArticleId=25965&CategoryId=2 (979 words)

	www.siwaoasis.com * Oases in Egypt * Fayoum * (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It is surrounded by high plateaus, and esparated from the Nile Valley by a high ridge to the east at
		Its water comes from the River Nile via Bahr Yussuf (Joseph's Canal), which leaves the Ibrahimeya Canal at Assyut.
		Fayoum is not a true oasis since it depends on Nile water, not underground springs or wells: the ancient Bahr Yussef canal runs through the centre of the city and irrigates the land.
	www.siwaoasis.com /fayoum.html (503 words)

	Vacation Information guide for Fayoum City by Hostelbookers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Once downtown, most things worth seeing can be reached on foot, with the Bahr Yussef canal facilitating orientation as an obvious landmark.
		Even less English is spoken by the tourist police (tel 084/347-298), who are usually on duty near the four water wheels, and will send a cop to any hotel that reports having foreign guests, to explain the restrictions on travel within the oasis.
		You can change money at any of the four banks along the Bahr Yussef – the Banque du Caire and Banque Misr both have ATMs – but only the Bank of Alexandria on the north bank of the canal takes travellers' cheques or gives Visa cash advances (Mon–Thurs & Sun 8.30am–2pm; during Ramadan 10am–1.30pm).
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/egypt/fayoum_city/vacation_information (331 words)

	Fayoum City Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		A kind of pocket-sized version of Cairo, with the Bahr Yussef canal in the role of the Nile, FAYOUM CITY * makes a grab at the wallets of middle-class Egyptians who come to bask beside Lake Qaroun during summertime, and any foreigners that come to hand.
		Most of the latter are whisked through in buses and remain immured in luxury hotels, so independent travellers bear the brunt of local hustlers - and obnoxious teenagers, if you're a woman.
		The word "Fayoum" probably derives from Phiom, the Coptic word for "sea", although folklore attributes it to the pharaoh's praise of the Bahr Yussef: "This is the work of a thousand days" (alf youm).
	www.infohub.com /destinations/africa-&-middle-east/egypt/Fayoum-City (267 words)

	Fayoum Arrivals
		Coming from Beni Suef you arrive at the Hawatim depot behind the old town, which is too far from town to walk - the local minibus routes (25pt) are hard to figure out without local knowledge, so it's best to get a taxi or horse-drawn cab (hantour), which shouldn't cost over £E5.
		Once downtown, most things worth seeing can be reached on foot, with the Bahr Yussef canal facilitating orientation.
		The tourist office is in a prefab hut near the four water wheels (daily except Fri 9am-2pm; tel 084/342-586, ext.
	www.justegypt.org /egypt/fayoum/fayoum-arrivals.asp (155 words)

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		The massive works aimed at controlling the inflow of water into the Fayyum, its distribution, and its drainage, required more than just the digging of canals and the heaping-up of dikes.
		The later successors of these constructions can be seen today where the Bahr Yussef enters the Fayyum and at points where canals divide.
		In this letter-petition, the foremen of some stonecutters complain that they are having to work only on the hard stone, while other quarry workers get to cut all the soft stone.
	www.columbia.edu /itc/classics/bagnall/3995/readings/b-d2-5.htm (9907 words)

	Osmanlı Tarihi Kültürü Medeniyeti Edebiyatı Sanatı
		A figurine from Oxyrhynchus of one of these sacred fish has many attributes typical of mormyrids: a long anal fin, a small caudal fin, widely spaced pelvic and pectoral fins, and of course the downturned snout.[1]
		The town site of Oxyrhynchus itself has never been excavated, because the modern Egyptian town is on top of it.
		But it is believed that the city had many public buildings, including a theater with a capacity of 11,000 spectators, a hippodrome, four public baths, a gymnasium, and two small ports on the Bahr Yusuf.
	www.osmanlimedeniyeti.com /wiki/Oxyrhynchus_.html (2127 words)

	Fayoum - Fayoum Oasis History -Fayoum Egypt - Minamar Hotel
		He found it to be so neglected that it was hardly functioning at all.
		The Bahr Munha canal, better known now as Bahr Yusuf, was so silted up that water only flowed through it during the Nile Flood, a period lasting about four months of the year, and the smaller canals were in no better state.
		He discovered that nothing had been spent on canal maintenance during the previous hundred years.
	www.minamarhotel.com /fayoum_oasis_history.html (3335 words)

	New Chronology + retranslating Hebrew properly to Egyptian = archeological fact. - TheologyWeb Campus
		His book identifies the works of Joseph, in central Egypt west of the Nile (Faiyum) is a large lake created by diverted waters or the Nile during the flood season, down a 200 or so kilometer canal.
		One of the most noteworthy physical features of Egypt, and to this day is called Bahr Yussef (Joseph’s Waterway)
		The burial pyramid of Amenemhat III sets next to the Bahr Yussef and according to Rohl, it’s obvious it was constructed after the canal.
	www.theologyweb.com /campus/showthread.php?t=28132 (1070 words)

	Cersosimo - Amenemhat III - Transoxiana 1
		Era una ciudad con un barrio real rodeado por murallas a la que se entraba por una puerta, el sector de la clase alta ocupaba una extensión de 2.500 m2, las casas más pequeñas medían 80 mts.
		Comenzó con un complejo sistema de irrigación desde el Bahr Yussef que penetraba en el lago (actual Birket Qarun).
		Es designado frecuentemente como un oasis, está conectado al Nilo por un brazo fluvial llamado Bahr Yussef (Río de José) hasta el lago que los griegos llamaron Moeris (corrupción del egipcio Mr-Wr o Gran Estanque) que aún subsiste en la actualidad (aunque mucho más pequeño) con el nombre de Birket Qarún.
	www.transoxiana.com.ar /0101/amenem.html (5996 words)

	Places to Eat guide for Fayoum City by Hostelbookers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The club has a nice garden out back where you can watch waterbirds on the Bahr Sinnuris, and is open till 1am.
		One of the few cafés near the Bahr Yussef that's sign posted in English, it serves stewed lamb, grilled chicken and salad, and is good value for money.
		Another cheap eatery, usually offering a choice of kebab, kofta, chicken and rice, with side orders of spinach, zucchini, white beans or potatoes.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/egypt/fayoum_city/places_to_eat (312 words)

	Egypt - The Oases
		Fayoum - Only two hours from Cairo by road, Fayoum is renowned for its year-round warm climate, numerous water wheels (introduced by the Ptolemies in the 3
		Fayoum is not a true oasis since it depends on Nile water, not underground springs or wells: the ancient Bahr Yussef canal runs through the center of the city and irrigates the land.
		The name Fayoum originates from the hieroglyphic word Bayoum, which meant "the Sea," a reference to the large in land lake, Karoun.
	www.travelvantage.com /egy_oases.html (913 words)

	The Exodus cycle - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A canal from the Nile to Lake Moeris (Birket Karun today) in the region of Faiyum was built to channel excess water from the annual Nile flood into this basin to help lower the Delta flood waters.
		Its modern name is Bahr Yussef - the waterway of Joseph! All these can now be looked at as the building works undertaken under the supervision of Joseph the Israelite.
		When Jacob and his family arrived in Egypt, the Bible numbers them at around 70 people.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=73061&st=15 (7482 words)

	For Mohammed and the Arabic language and other sordid matters - Reader comments at DanielPipes.org
		Now, as for the New Testament (al-'Ahd al-Jigeed if you know Arabic) historians tell us that the four canonical gospels (synoptic) were written starting in the year 40 CE which is not very long after the death of the Christ.
		We do have extensive biblical fragments availabe in papyri that comes to us from the town of Oxyrhyncus in Upper Egypt (todays Bahr Yussef and not very far from Bani Sueff) and they can be dated to the early second century CE.
		You need to read some good and scholarly work Mohammed, because your knowledge is very defective.
	www.danielpipes.org /comments/47362 (1927 words)

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