الفهرس 
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Abstract
The north western Mediterranean coastal zone of Egypt is one of the promising regions for agricultural expansion. This region was extensively cultivated during the Roman Period. It provided the Roman Empire with wheat for a long period of time. Since this period, continuous deterioration of this region took place till the early 1950s where great efforts have been made to redevelop it, especially in tourism, agriculture and industry. Therefore, intensive studies evaluate the groundwater aquifer in the study area via an integration of the geoelectrical resistivity measurements and the petrophysical analyses. The investigated area represents a limited portion of the western Mediterranean coastal zone of Egypt, which is lying between Ras El Dabaa on the east and Ras El Hekma on the west. It is bounded by Longitudes 27◦ 51’ E to 28◦ 00’ E and Latitudes 31◦ 9’ N to 31◦ 03’ N. The main purpose of the present study is to collect information about the subsurface lithology, and the groundwater occurrence and its relation with the sea intrusion in the study area. The northwestern coastal zone belongs to the subtropical Mediterranean climate with mild and wet winters and hot and dry summers. The rainfall represents the main source for the recharge of the groundwater in the area. Fuka area and its surroundings can be subdivided into three main distinct geomorphologic units from north to south. These units are: the northern coastal plain, the Piedmont plain and the southern tableland.