Fig. 1From: Rock-water interaction processes based on geochemical modeling and remote sensing applications in hyper-arid environment: cases from the southeastern region of EgyptLocation map of the study area is illustrated on an aridity map of ICARDA (2010) where the area is falling in the hyper-arid zone. The main basins were elucidated through Landsat image (LC8). Three photos (a, b, c) clarify the continuous supply of freshwater from Nubian Sandstone Aquifer since 1868 until present. (a) Photo for the year 1868 was drawn by a French explorer (Linant de Bellefonds) (Sidebotham et al. 2004)Back to article page