Egypt – Maahad fouad el Awwal lEssahara
| EGYPT 10 | ||
| INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS | ||
| COUNTRY | Egypt | |
| INSTITUTION NAME | “Maa’had fouad el Awwal l’Essahara” | |
| MAIN ADDRESS | Sultan Hussein Street, Heliopolis, Cairo (Egypt) | |
| DESCRIPTION | ||
| AREA | 2, 83 ha | |
| LATITUDE | 30, 40 º N | |
| LONGITUDE | 31, 20 º E | |
| ALTITUDE | 20 m | |
| INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION | ||
| STATUS | Independent (Non-governmental) | |
| INSTITUTION TYPE | Research Center | |
| DATE FOUNDED | Around 1950 | |
| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS | Collection of flora of northern Sinai | |
| TAXA | No information available | |
| PROGRAMMES | Seven committees guide and direct appropriate studies and research in the following fields:• Geology, geography and topography: mapping in northern Sinai
• Hidrography • Botany: ecology of northern Sinai • Zoology and entomology: collections of reptiles, mammals and birds • Economics • Social studies • Arqueology and history |
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| FEATURES AND FACILITIES | • Laboratory space: Laboratories (five rooms)• Experimental: Botanical garden of seven acres• Facilities and acomodattion for foreign workers• Library: contains 5,000 volumes on geology, geography, hidrography, botany, entomology, economics science, etc…• Photographic Library: 4,000 images of the desert • Scientific publications every 6 months • Museum with 5 divissions: geology and minerals; agriculture and botany; zoology and animal wealth; archaeology; ethnology |
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| MAIN DEFICIENCIES | • Genebank • Arboretum • Herbarium |
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| SOURCES CONSULTED | Documents:“Directory of Institution engaged in Arid Zone Research. Arid zone Programme” (1952) UNESCO | |
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