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@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ passengers, goods, letters, and money orders from migrating men to their
families in the village. families in the village.
Kawthar Abd El-Rasoul and Mohamed Riad visited the village in 1962 and Kawthar Abd El-Rasoul and Mohamed Riad visited the village in 1962 and
described it. Their description is worth quoting at length: described it. Their description is worth quoting at length (2014, 68, 132):
> "This was the first time we saw Abu Hor on a summer morning, and the > "This was the first time we saw Abu Hor on a summer morning, and the
> view was beautiful, (...) , the Nile had dropped below its winter > view was beautiful, (...) , the Nile had dropped below its winter
@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ described it. Their description is worth quoting at length:
> Nile is much narrower, the eastern plateau is high and continuous for > Nile is much narrower, the eastern plateau is high and continuous for
> kilometers, the western bank is less high and continuous and consists > kilometers, the western bank is less high and continuous and consists
> of groups of unconnected hills. (...) We rested a little on the west > of groups of unconnected hills. (...) We rested a little on the west
> bank and saw many flying fish (2014, 68, 132)." > bank and saw many flying fish."
![Photograph of Old Abu Hor in 1962 showing camels in front of the village.](../static/images/sadeq/fig1.jpg "Photograph of Old Abu Hor in 1962. Source: Riad, M. and Abdel-Rasoul, K. (2014), A journey in the time of Nubia.") ![Photograph of Old Abu Hor in 1962 showing camels in front of the village.](../static/images/sadeq/fig1.jpg "Photograph of Old Abu Hor in 1962. Source: Riad, M. and Abdel-Rasoul, K. (2014), A journey in the time of Nubia.")
@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ joyful atmosphere and bought sweets and toys from travelling vendors.
**After displacement** **After displacement**
On the 27^th^ of December 1963, the displacement of the people of Abu On the 27th of December 1963, the displacement of the people of Abu
Hor began to their village in New Nubia, where the new Abu Hor is one of Hor began to their village in New Nubia, where the new Abu Hor is one of
the five villages that are under the administrative local council of the five villages that are under the administrative local council of
Kalabsha, a main village which provides the neighboring villages with Kalabsha, a main village which provides the neighboring villages with
@ -632,14 +632,14 @@ United Nations Archives at Geneva, Survey of Egypt, Kalabsha, 1935.
Hassan Fathy, <https://www.archnet.org/sites/14965> Hassan Fathy, <https://www.archnet.org/sites/14965>
[^1]: []{dir="rtl"}Khor: an Arabic word stands for a natural swale [^1]: Khor: an Arabic word stands for a natural swale
cutting through the desert plateau at right angles to the Nile. cutting through the desert plateau at right angles to the Nile.
[^2]: Shaʼreya: a vermicelli-like food with milk and sugar which was [^2]: Shaʼreya: a vermicelli-like food with milk and sugar which was
served as breakfast to the guests and to the bride and groom after served as breakfast to the guests and to the bride and groom after
the wedding. the wedding.
[^3]: []{dir="rtl"}Karej: Nubian traditional plates weaved of brightly [^3]: Karej: Nubian traditional plates weaved of brightly
colored palm fiber strips. colored palm fiber strips.
[^4]: Arras: a young boy relative of the groom who accompanied him [^4]: Arras: a young boy relative of the groom who accompanied him