Dahabieh
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right|thumb|Line drawing of a dahabeah A dahabeah, also spelled dahabeeyah, dahabeyah, dahabiah, dahabiya, dahabiyah and dhahabiyya, as well as dahabiyeh and dahabieh (Arabic ذهبية /ðahabīya/), is a passenger boat used on the river Nile in Egypt. The term is normally used to describe a shallow-bottomed, barge-like vessel with two or more sails. The vessels have been around in one form or another for thousands of years, with similar craft being depicted on the walls of the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs. Indeed, the name derives from the Arabic word for "gold", owing to similar, gilded state barges
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- Dahabeahs
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Un dahabieh est un type de bateau fluvial spécifique à l'Égypte, comme les et les felouques, plus petits. Depuis les temps les plus reculés, les déplacements en Égypte ne pouvaient se faire que par bateau, les crues du Nil empêchant d'établir un vrai système de routes longeant le fleuve.
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