From: Compressed stabilized earth block: environmentally sustainable alternative for villages housing
Located in Upper Egypt | North | North | Middle | Middle | South | South |
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Population density | High | medium | low | High | medium | low |
Construction situation needs | Retrofit | Retrofit | New building | Retrofit | Retrofit | New building |
Climate zones | Semi desert | Hot desert | Hot, dry desert | Dry desert | Very dry desert | Hot coastal |
Soil type | Clay | Mixed | Sand | Clay | Mixed | Sand |
 | Giza | Fayoum | Dahkla | Assuit | Aswan | Red Sea |