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Gamal Hamdan was a scholar, writer, researcher and one of the pioneering Egyptian geographers.

He was a prolific author and published over 29 books both in Arabic and English and 79 research papers.

Education:

• B.A. – Cairo, Egypt
• M.A – University of Reading, U.K.
• Ph.D – University of Reading, U.K.

Books :

In Arabic

• Studies on the Arab World, Cairo, 1958.
• Patterns of Environments, Cairo, 1958.
• Study on Urban Geography, Cairo 1958.
• The Arab City, Cairo 1964.
• Arabs’Oil, Cairo, 1964.
• Colonisation and Liberation in the Arab World, Cairo, 1964.
• Anthropology of Jews, Dar el-Helal Publications, Cairo, 1967.
• Egypt’s Identity, Dar el-Helal Publications, Cairo, 1967.
• The Strategy of Colonisation and Liberation, Cairo, 1978.
• Introduction to “Cairo” by Desmond Stewart, translated by Yehya Haqqi, 1969.
• The Contemporary Islamic World, Cairo, 1971.
• Between Europe and Aisa, A Study in the Geographic Counterparts, Cairo, 1972.
• The Arab Republic of Libya, A Study in Geopolitics, Cairo 1973.
• 6 October War in the International Strategy, Cairo, 1974.
• The Suez Canal, Cairo, 1975.
• New Africa, Cairo, 1975.
• Egypt’s Identity, A Study in the Genius of the Place, four volumes, Cairo, 1975-84.

In English :

• Population of the Nile Mid-Delta, Past and Present, Reading University, June 1953, 2 volumes.
• Khartoum : Study of a City, Geog. Review, 1956.
• Studies in Egyptian Urbanism, Cairo, 1960.
• Evolution of Irrigation and Agriculture in Egypt. A History of Land Use in Arid Regions, Ed. L.
• Dubley Stamp UNESCO, Paris, 1961.
• Egypt : the Land and the People, A Guide Book to Geology, 1962.
• Pattern of Medieval Urbanism in Arab World, Geog. Review, April 1962.
• A Political Map of the New Africa, Geog. Review October 1963.
• The Four Dimensions of Egypt
• ‘The Personality of Egypt: A study of the ingenuity of the place (1967)
• Jews Anthropology (1986)
• Studies of the Arab World
• The Contemporary Islamic World Geography

Awards:

• State Encouragement Award in Social Sciences (1986)
• Scientific Progress Award from Kuwait (1992)
• Science Medal of First Class for his book ‘The Personality of Egypt’ (1988)

Born February 04th, 1928. Laid to rest on April 17th, 1993

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