Freya Madeleine Stark (1893-1993) was famous for writing of her travels in the Middle East. She was one of the first Western women to travel through the Arabian deserts (Hadhramaut). Events January 1 - Japan accepts the Gregorian calendar January 2 - Introduction by Webb C. Ball of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America: Railroad chronometers January 13 - The UK has its first meeting. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... For alternative meanings for The West in the United States, see the U.S. West and American West. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ... The template of this page is being worked at Wikipedia:WikiProject Ecoregions/Template. ... Hadhramaut, (also Hadramawt) now part of Yemen, is the coastal region of the south Arabian peninsula on the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea, extending eastwards from Yemen to the Dhofar region of Oman. ...

External links

• In The Footsteps of Freya Stark (http://www.kypros.org/PIO/cyprus_today/jan_jun98/in_the_footsteps_of_freya_stark.htm) (biography)
• iExplore on Freya Stark (http://fodors.iexplore.com/res/explorer_stark.jhtml)