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DAKHLA OASIS :
The remote and genuine oasis
Dakhla is the oasis that lies furthest off the main settlements
of Egypt. Unlike many other oases, it is situated above sea
level, as high as 122 meters. Still it is fed by more than 520
springs and ponds. 75,000 people live in 14 different
settlements, each strong local identities and customs.
Only Mut and Al-Qasr qualifies as towns. Before the road came
here, Dakhla must have felt like a planet of its own, where only
few inhabitants ever came as far as to the neighboring oases
Kharga and Farafra.
The main towns are Mut and Al-Qasr, the latter the main
attraction in the entire oasis. If you have time, the old town
of Mut is also interesting. Dakhla has been inhabited for
millenniums, and of old sights, the Muzawaka tombs and Deir
al-Hagar temple are the main attractions. At Balat, not far from
Bashendi, tombs from the 3rd millennium BCE have been found, but
generally the funerary complex is closed to visitors
Map Dakhla
Oasis
Deir al-Hagar
Muzawaka
Bashendi
Qasr
Mut
Balat
Magic Spring
Fish pond
Rashda
Budkhulu
Qalamoun
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