No comments The Boundaries of the Country, c. 960 Ebn Haukal 
One of the boundaries of Egypt begins from the Sea ofRoum, between Iskanderiah and Barkah, at the desert behind Wahh; proceeding to the land of the Nubians, and to the land ofBajeh, and back from Asouon to the Sea ofRoum; and from Bajeh to the Sea of Kolzum [the Red Sea], till it comes to the Tour Sina [Mount Sinai] ….
There are great quantities of dates, and many com fields, along the banks of the Nile, from that [town of Kirouan] to near Asouon, and to the borders of Iskanderiah. When the weather becomes very warm, the water increases; and when it sinks, they sow their grain; after that, there is no necessity for water. In the land of Egypt there falls not either rain nor snow; nor in the whole country is there any running stream besides the river Nile.