North African Handbook
Footprint Handbooks (Verlag)
978-0-900751-58-5 (ISBN)
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A guidebook for the traveller in North Africa covering the whole of the region from the Nile Valley to Morocco's Atlas Ranges, and from the Mediterranean coast to the oases of the Sahara desert. It offers a global look at the region and takes into consideration the Moorish inheritance of North Africa in Andalucia, Southern Spain. This book is designed for independent travellers, whatever their age or budget. Topics covered include: what to expect when travelling in an Islamic country, how to survive in the desert (70% of the area), pointers on how to manage the local bureaucracy and assess political risks. There are 200 computer generated regional maps and street plans, plus up-to-date practical travel information.
How to use this handbook. Introduction and hints: travel to and within the region; documents and security; etiquette and language; accommodation; internal travel; general advice. Health information. Regional information: travelling in Islamic countries; political risks for the traveller; managing the local bureaucracy/police/security; wildlife; travel and survival in the desert; dress; language for travel - Arabic, French and Spanish. The history of North Africa. Andalucia (Moorish Southern Spain): the mountain cities and kingdoms - Granada, Antequera, Ronda, the smaller sites; the Huertas - Almeria, Motril, Malaga, Malaga to Gibraltar; the Guadalquivir Valley - Cordoba, Seville, Cadiz, the smaller sites; information for visitors. Morocco: Rabat and environs; Tangier, the Mediterranean coast and the Rif; Northern and Central Atlantic Coast; Fes, Meknes and Central Morocco; Marrakech, the High Atlas and the Middle Atlas; Southern Morocco: Nouakchott and environs; the north; the south; information for visitors. Algeria: Algiers and environs; the east; the northwest; the south; information for visitors. Tunisia: Tunis and environs ; Cap Bon Peninsula; Northern Tunisia; Central Tunisia; the Djerid; Southern Tunisia; information for visitors. Libya: Tripoli and environs; Benghazi and environs; the Fezzan; Al-Khalij; information for visitors. Egypt: Cairo and environs including the pyramids and El Fayoum; the Nile Delta; Alexandria and the Mediterranean coast; Sinai and the canal zone; the eastern desert; the western desert; the Nile Valley; Middle Egypt - Cairo to Luxor; Upper Egypt - Luxor, Luxor to Aswan, Abu Simbel;information for visitors. Sudan: Khartoum and environs; the north; Central Sudan; Eastern Sudan; the west; the south; information for visitors. Charts: temperature conversion; weights and measures.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.9.1994 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Trade & Travel Handbooks |
| Zusatzinfo | 180 maps, street plans, charts, glossary, index |
| Verlagsort | Bath |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 111 x 178 mm |
| Themenwelt | Reiseführer ► Europa ► Spanien |
| Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Afrika | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-900751-58-4 / 0900751584 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-900751-58-5 / 9780900751585 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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