by Sherif Hassan | Feb 16, 2023 | Oases
The Bahariya Oasis is a depression and a naturally abundant oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert (Arabic: , romanized: El-Wt El-Barya, “the Northern Oases”). Cairo is about 370 kilometers away. The roughly oval valley is around 2000 km2 in size, extends...
by Sherif Hassan | Feb 3, 2023 | Oases
Wd al-tn, also known as the “Valley of the Whales,” is a paleontological site in the Faiyum Governorate of Egypt, about 150 km (93 mi) south of Cairo. Arabic pronunciation: [wa.di el.it.ae] (listen). It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July 2005...
by Sherif Hassan | Feb 3, 2023 | Oases
The most remote destination in Egypt which is Qara Oasis, also spelled Cara or Gara and known in Arabic as Qanat Umm El Sagheir, or simply Qara, is an oasis that is inhabited by only 363 people (as of the 11 November 2006 census). Because it is so tiny in comparison...
