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Western Desert EGYPT :
Western Desert Tours In Egypt
Egypt's
Western Desert
Who doesn't know about the Nile Valley with the Pyramids and Valley of
the Kings, or the Eastern Egypt with Sinai and the Red Sea? Less know
about the New destination in Egypt, which is: the Western Desert and
it's Oases.
This desert was previously called the "Libyan Desert" and covers an area
of 680'000 square kilometres - or two third of Egypt. As it's hard to
understand this size by numbers alone, let us mention that this area is
equal to a combined sizeof these seven countries; Austria, Belgium,
Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland!
In east lies "Ramla El Kebir" (The Great Sand Sea), a huge area of
moving sand dunes where nobody should even think about venturing without
the best possible expertise and team. South of Ramla El Kebir is Gilf
Kebir - a mountain plateau with numerous valley's. The size of Gilf
Kebir is about the size of Switzerland.
There are 7 oasis communities of “mainimportance” among a handful of
smaller places . Getting to the oases is straightforward . There are
good roads and plenty of public transportation that costs next to
nothing compared with Western price levels.
The oases are famed for their numerous mineral and sulphur-rich springs,
distinguished by their unique chemical composition which places them at
a high level world-wide. In addition, the silt contained in these wells
has numerous curative properties for the treatment of bone, stomach,
chest and skin ailments. Most of the wells are found in the Fayoum,
Kharga, Dakhla, Farafra, Bahariya and Siwa Oases as well as in the
Qattara Depression .
The Western Desert is another land of history and beauty . The desert
with its oases abound in legends . Pharaohs , Kings , Warriors and
explorers have all visited this remarkbale of silent desert , fertile
oases , and treasures .
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