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The Geology of the Arab World---An Overview

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Editors:
  1. Abderrahmane Bendaoud

    1. University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria

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  2. Zakaria Hamimi

    1. Department of Geology, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

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  3. Mohamed Hamoudi

    1. Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria

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  4. Safouane Djemai

    1. Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria

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  5. Basem Zoheir

    1. Department of Geology, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

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  • Provides research articles and important review papers that embrace a wide range of Earth sciences on Arab world geology
  • Educates the public on various aspects of North Africa and Arabian middle east geology
  • Gathers for the first time publications by experts from the East and West regions of the Arab world

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Tectonics of the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Key to Understanding the Neoproterozoic Evolution of the Arabian–Nubian Shield (East African Orogen)

    • Z. Hamimi, M. A. Abd El-Wahed, H. A. Gahlan, S. Z. Kamh
    Pages 1-81

  3. A New Synthetic Geological Map of the Tuareg Shield: An Overview of Its Global Structure and Geological Evolution

    • J.-P. Liégeois
    Pages 83-107

  4. The 600 Ma-Old Pan-African Magmatism in the In Ouzzal Terrane (Tuareg Shield, Algeria): Witness of the Metacratonisation of a Rigid Block

    • N. Fezaa, J. P. Liégeois, N. Abdallah, O. Bruguier, B. De Waele, A. Ouabadi
    Pages 109-148

  5. An Overview of the Plutons Magnetic Fabric Studies in the Hoggar Shield: Evolution of the Major Shear Zones During the Pan-African

    • B. Henry, M. E. M. Derder, S. Maouche, O. Nouar, M. Amenna, B. Bayou et al.
    Pages 149-166

  6. Electrical Conductivity Constraints on the Geometry of the Western LATEA Boundary from a Magnetotelluric Data Acquired Near Tahalgha Volcanic District (Hoggar, Southern Algeria)

    • A. Bouzid, A. Bendekken, A. Deramchi, A. Abtout, N. Akacem, M. Djeddi et al.
    Pages 167-195

  7. Regional Geology and Petroleum Systems of the Main Reservoirs and Source Rocks of North Africa and the Middle East

    • D. Lučić, W. Bosworth
    Pages 197-289

  8. Paleomagnetism of the Western Saharan Basins: An Overview

    • M. E. M. Derder, B. Henry, S. Maouche, N. E. Merabet, M. Amenna, B. Bayou
    Pages 291-318

  9. Archaeoseismology in Algeria: Observed Damages Related to Probable Past Earthquakes on Archaeological Remains on Roman Sites (Tel Atlas of Algeria)

    • K. Roumane, A. Ayadi
    Pages 319-339

  10. A Glimpse at the History of Seismology in Algeria

    • Assia Harbi, Amal Sebaï, Mohamed Salah Boughacha
    Pages 341-379

  11. Active Tectonics and Seismic Hazard in the Tell Atlas (Northern Algeria): A Review

    • Said Maouche, Youcef Bouhadad, Assia Harbi, Yasmina Rouchiche, Farida Ousadou, Abdelhakim Ayadi
    Pages 381-400

  12. Seismicity of the Algerian Tell Atlas and the Impacts of Major Earthquakes

    • Farida Ousadou, Mourad Bezzeghoud
    Pages 401-426

  13. An Overview on 40 Years of Remote Sensing Geology Based on Arab Examples

    • Jean-Paul Deroin
    Pages 427-453

  14. Meteorite Impact Structures in the Arab World: An Overview

    • M. C. Chabou
    Pages 455-506

  15. Holocene Climate Development of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula

    • S. Lüning, F. Vahrenholt
    Pages 507-546
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About this book

This book is the result of the work of the first international congress of the ArabGU (Arabian Geosciences Union) which took place in Algiers (Algeria) in February 2016. It presents research articles and review papers on geology of the North Africa and Arabian Middle East . It provides information to the public on various fields of earth sciences and encourages further research in this field in order to attract an international audience.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria

    Abderrahmane Bendaoud

  • Department of Geology, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

    Zakaria Hamimi, Basem Zoheir

  • Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria

    Mohamed Hamoudi, Safouane Djemai

About the editors

Prof. Dr. Abderrahmane Bendaoud is a full Professor of Geodynamic, Magmatic and Metamorphic Petrology and Geochemistry at the Department of Geology of the “Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene” in Algiers, Algeria. He is one of the vice-presidents of ArabGU (Arabian Geosciences Union). Abderrahmane has published 30 articles in international peer-reviewed ISI journals.


Prof. Dr. Zakaria Hamimi is a full Professor of Structural Geology at the Department of Geology of Benha University, Egypt. He is a member of the Egyptian Universities Promotion Committee, the Supreme Council for Universities (SCU, Egypt). He is the president of the ArabGU. He has published 23 articles in international peer-reviewed ISI journals and about 19  textbooks on Earth Sciences (Arabic Edition).

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Hamoudi is a full Professor of Geomapping and Remote Sensing at the Department of Geology of the “Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene” in Algiers, Algeria and a visiting scientist at GFZ Potsdam, Germany. He is the president of the Algerian Geophysics Society. Mohamed has published 35 articles in international peer-reviewed ISI journals.



Prof. Dr. Safouane Djemai is a full Professor of Structural Geology and Remote Sensing at the Department of Geology of the “Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediene” in Algiers, Algeria. He is one of the vice-presidents of ArabGU. Safouane has published several articles in international peer-reviewed ISI and other journals.



Prof. Dr. Basem Zoheir is a full Professor of Mineralogy & Economic Geology at the Department of Geology of Benha University, Egypt. He have two book chapters published by Nova Science and was a visiting scientist at the USGS (Denver Federal Center), LTU (Sweden), Univ. of Tübingen, TU Clausthal (Germany), Univ. of Geneva (Switzerland), and now a Humboldt fellow at Kiel Univ. (Germany).He is one of the vice-presidents of ArabGU. Basem has published 30 articles in international peer-reviewed ISI journals.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Geology of the Arab World---An Overview

  • Editors: Abderrahmane Bendaoud, Zakaria Hamimi, Mohamed Hamoudi, Safouane Djemai, Basem Zoheir

  • Series Title: Springer Geology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96794-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-96793-6Published: 04 October 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07253-7Published: 25 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-96794-3Published: 21 September 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2197-9545

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-9553

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 546

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 161 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Geology, Geophysics/Geodesy, Natural Hazards, Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry, Astrobiology

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