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DOI	10.1007/s12371-020-00507-x
	A Unique Coincidence of Geomorphological, Geological, and Geoarchaeological Features in the Valley of Camels (Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt)
	AbdelMaksoud, Kholoud M.; Elfeky, Hend; Ruban, Dmitry A.; Ermolaev, Vladimir A.
通讯作者	Ruban, DA
来源期刊	GEOHERITAGE
ISSN	1867-2477
EISSN	1867-2485
出版年	2020
卷号	12 期号:4
英文摘要	Geosites constitute important natural resource of Egypt. Field investigations in the Dakhla Oasis of the Western Desert have permitted to assess unique geomorphological, geological, and geoarchaeological features co-occurring in the Valley of Camels. These features are assigned to geomorphological type (animal-shaped landforms sculptured by differential erosion), palaeogeographical type (continental facies of the Cretaceous sandstones and petroglyphs left by the past societies and partly suitable to palaeoenvironmental interpretations), sedimentary type (cross-bedding and multiple truncation planes in sandstones), and hydrogeological type (Roman wells). The Valley of Camels is a globally ranked geosite of complex type. It demonstrates coincidence of essentially different features. For instance, the Toutam landform is notable by its unusual shape resulting from weathering, it exhibits cross-bedding and multiple parallel truncation planes typical for continental sandstones, and it bears petroglyphs near its base. In the Valley of Camels, the geoheritage can be used as the resource for (geo)education and (geo)tourism. Excellent visibility and high aesthetic properties make the proposed geosite suitable to tourists with different geological knowledge or even without it. Geotourism development in the Valley of Camels can contribute to the local sustainable development via providing socio-economic benefits to the local community and strengthening the oasis integration into the Egyptian economy.
英文关键词	Continental sandstones Geosite Landform Rock art Western Desert
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000568508100001
WOS关键词	NATURAL-RESOURCE ; ROCK ART ; GEOHERITAGE ; HERITAGE ; REGION ; KHARGA ; GEOCONSERVATION ; GEODIVERSITY ; PETROGLYPHS ; SUCCESSION
WOS类目	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
WOS研究方向	Geology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/326196
作者单位	[AbdelMaksoud, Kholoud M.] Cairo Univ, Fac Postgrad African Studies, Nat Resources Dept, Cairo 12613, Egypt; [Elfeky, Hend] Cairo Univ, Fac Postgrad African Studies, Dept Ancient Hist, Cairo 12613, Egypt; [Ruban, Dmitry A.] First Cossack Univ, KG Razumovsky Moscow State Univ Technol & Managem, Zemlyanoy Val St 73, Moscow 109004, Russia; [Ruban, Dmitry A.] Southern Fed Univ, 23 Ja Linija St 43, Rostov Na Donu 344019, Russia; [Ermolaev, Vladimir A.] Plekhanov Russian Univ Econ, Dept Commod Sci & Expertise, Stremyanny Lane 36, Moscow 117997, Russia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	AbdelMaksoud, Kholoud M.,Elfeky, Hend,Ruban, Dmitry A.,et al. A Unique Coincidence of Geomorphological, Geological, and Geoarchaeological Features in the Valley of Camels (Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt)[J],2020,12(4).
APA	AbdelMaksoud, Kholoud M.,Elfeky, Hend,Ruban, Dmitry A.,&Ermolaev, Vladimir A..(2020).A Unique Coincidence of Geomorphological, Geological, and Geoarchaeological Features in the Valley of Camels (Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt).GEOHERITAGE,12(4).
MLA	AbdelMaksoud, Kholoud M.,et al."A Unique Coincidence of Geomorphological, Geological, and Geoarchaeological Features in the Valley of Camels (Dakhla Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt)".GEOHERITAGE 12.4(2020).