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Western Desert, Egypt: see Libyan Desert Libyan Desert, northeast part of the Sahara Desert, NE Africa, in SW Egypt, E Libya, and NW Sudan; called the Western Desert in Egypt. It is a region of sand dunes, stony plains, and rocky plateaus. ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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Poitier won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Homer Smith, an unemployed construction worker who stumbles into a Western desert, where a group of nuns believes he has been sent by God to build them a church. Black-and-white and color maps and photographs illustrate this information-packed guide to key locations in Cairo, the Nile Valley, the Western Desert, the Suez Canal, the Red Sea Coast, and much more. The community of Kintore, in the western desert region, is attempting to raise money for a dialysis unit and renal disease prevention programs. |
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