الفهرس 
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Abstract
In the recent times, especially after the peace agreement with Israel, Sinai
has received huge investments, and great governmental efforts have been done to
develop this area. In this issue, many settlements and communities have been
established. Most of these communities are engaged in mining, tourism,
agriculture and industrial activities.
El-Qaà plain area is located on the eastern coast of the Gulf of Suez
between 27° 43́ 44˝ to 28° 54́ 55˝ N and 33° 11́ 50˝ to 34° 15́ 24˝ E within the
southwest Sinai rift zone.
The present work is an attempt aiming to illustrate the basic role of using
the geophysical studies to investigate the groundwater conditions of the
Quaternary Aquifer in the El- Qaa plain.
The geological study includes the following:
- Geomorphology: the study area can be divided geomorphologically
into three main areas, 1) the Eastern Mountain region 2) the western
Sedimentary Hill, and 3) the Central Plain.
- Stratigraphy: The area has a sedimentary succession, which ranges in
age from the Cambrian to the Quaternary.
The Cambrian formations can be subdivided into two main formations Araba
formation which consists of sandstone white in color and brown because of the
presence of clay and siltstone and The Naqus Formation is overlie conformably
the Araba Formation and it consists of dark brown siltstone and alternate beds
of medium to coarse sandstone and quartzite sandstone.