Aerial photographs; Nile River; Deserts - Egypt; Jabal al-Ṭārif (Egypt); Naj' Ḥammādī (Egypt); Al Qaṣr (Egypt)
Naj' Ḥammādī itself is on the left bank, on the sout-west side of the large bend of the Nile River. Al-Qaṣr (Chenoboskeia) is on the right bank, half-way down the large bend. Just north of al-Qaṣr, the light area indicates the arid,...
Monastery of St. Palamon (Qaṣr, Egypt); Monasteries; Nile River; Deir Anba-Balamūn (Qaṣr, Egypt)
Deir Anba-Balamūn in al-Qaṣr before the new tower was added which means this photograph was taken sometime between 1950 and 1974. The Nile River is in the foreground.
Animals; Children; Deserts - Egypt; Egyptians; Nature; Nile River; Plants; Trees
Child rides a donkey on a path near oasis. Lush greenery and plants fill the scene, and mountains appear in the background. An inscription on the back reads, "Oasis created by bend in Nile near Chenoboskion with Gebel et-Tarif in background." A...
Palms; Water; Landscapes; Nature; Nile River; Landscapes - Egypt
A view of palm trees standing near bodies of water. Power lines are visible in the background. This postcard was made from a photograph by James Robinson and his family.
Anita Robinson stands at the foot of the Jabal al-Ṭārif cliff, where the Nag Hammadi codices were found. Jabal al-Ṭārif is located along the Nile River near the Egyptian town of Naj' Ḥammādī.
