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Eastern Desert   /ˈistərn dˈɛzərt/   Listen
Eastern Desert

noun
1.
A desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea.  Synonym: Arabian Desert.





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"Eastern Desert" Quotes from Famous Books



... that the wild riders of the eastern desert are descending from the hills," answered the slave hurriedly and almost under her breath. "Every one is flying—everything is in confusion—I hear them even now, hurrying to and fro ...
— Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster • F. Marion Crawford
... other country are hardly noticed in Egypt. The tourists viewed with languid interest the half-Greek art of the Nubian bas-reliefs; they climbed the hill of Korosko to see the sun rise over the savage Eastern desert; they were moved to wonder by the great shrine of Abou-Simbel, where some old race has hollowed out a mountain as if it were a cheese; and, finally, upon the evening of the fourth day of their ...
— The Tragedy of The Korosko • Arthur Conan Doyle


Words linked to "Eastern Desert" :   Egypt, desert, United Arab Republic, Arab Republic of Egypt, Great Arabian Desert, Arabian Desert


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