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Abstract Since the early Egyptians, great attention has been paid for the establishment of new settlements, land projects and preservation of our land_ For these purposes, favorable effort has been given in several integrated fields of study_ As Egypt is essentially a desert land (about 97% ), great consideration is given for ita reclamation and use_ In the last two decades, studies have been conducted in the fields of geology, hydrogeology, pedology and geophysics for selected Egyptian desert areas by several governmental organizations and private sectors_ These have been done to secure proper evaluation of new settlements_ Example of these around Cairo are the ”Tenth of Ramadan” and ”El-Salhiya” cities to the east of the Nile Delta, and others around Cairo_ This east delta province needs among others, evaluation for ita groundwater potentialities_ This naturally would have its importance on any forthcoming development of the province_ The area selected for the present investigation is comparatively less studied in this respect_ It comprises part of the desert area to the east of the Nile Delta and covers about 530Km~ (Fig_1)_ This area is bounded northward by Gebel Hamza ridge 0 (LaL 30 15 N } and southward by Gebel Sawanet El-Dibba ridge (Lat_ 30° 6 N), it is limited by wadi Moftah and wadi El- Gafra in the east (Long_ 31° 40, to 31° 45, E ) , and its western part is bounded by the Cairo and Gebel EL-Asfar area (Long_ International Airport, 31° 24, to 31’” 20 E)- As to its accessibility, the area is crossed by EL-Khanka the Cairo- Suez railways and by paved roads as Cairo-Ismailiya, Cairo-Genifa, Belbeis and Cairo-Suez desert roads as well as several desert tracks_ |