Western Desert of Egypt

Explore the western desert of Egypt, There are 7 Major depressions in the western desert( Qattara, Kharga,Dakhla, Farafara, Bahariya, Siwa, and Fayoum, In addition, there are minor depressions Including kurkur,Wadi Rayyan,wadi Natrun and Qara


Bahariya oasis

Bahariya is the closest oasis to Cairo,in Past when people from Bahariya wished to go to the Nile valley, they often waited until a caravan was passing through,They traveled between the Nile and the oasis in three days

The white desert

Most visitors to Farafra Oasis go there to see the White Desert, el-Sahara el-Beida, the area to the north-east of Qasr el-Farafra which is renowned for its spectacular scenery. The chalk-white landscape is strewn with alien shapes, The White Desert is a place that is very hard to leave.

Siwa oasis

Siwa oasis lies in the western desert It is 738 km from Cairo, Duration: 8 hours 4 mins. It’s isolated from almost everything and that gives it its uniqueness. visit Siwa oasis gives your eyes, heart and soul fall into deep relaxation you never thought you can have it. Simply divine beauty

El Alamein

El Alamein lies 113 kilometres west of Alexandria Driving distance 1 hour 31 mins, El Alamein takes its name from the twin-peaked hill, Tell El Alamein, upon which it stands. Protected by the sea and in the south by Qattara depression, El Alamein is a strong defensive position, whoever controlled it

10 top attractions in Bahariya Oasis

10 top attractions in Bahariya Oasis, 'the northern oasis', lies in a great depression about 360 km southwest of Cairo. In the past, when people from Bahariya wanted to go to the Nile Valley, they often waited for a caravan to pass, They traveled in three days between the Nile and the oasis.

10 top attractions in Fayoum

Find the10 top attractions in Fayoum,The Fayoum, located less than a hundred kilometers from Cairo and with its rich heritage of flora and fauna and archaeology, is one of the most beautiful and fertile regions of Egypt.

Top 10 Attractions in Siwa oasis

Siwa is different, It is Egyptians, but  North African. Most siwans are Berbers, people that one roamed the North African coast from Tunisia to Morocco. The Berbers are the true western desert indigenous people, as early as 10,000  b.C. The Siwan Language, traditions, rites, dress, decorations.

The temple of the Oracle in Siwa oasis

The temple of the Oracle in Siwa oasis is a spectacular, The temple of Amun, built during twenty-sixth Dynasty, the temple and its oracle flourished into the Greek and Roman times The temple was built on a top of mountains.

The German war Memorial in El Alamein

The German war Memorial located Thee kilometres, west of the Italian marker, the German war memorial is a single octagonal building erected in 1959, overlooks the sea

The Italian Memorial in El Alamein

The Elegant white marble Italian Memorial in El Alamein, the largest structure at El Alamein .stands 5 kilometres beyond the German Memorial, it was designed by Paolo Caccia dominoni who served  at El-Alamein and also wrote a book about it

Commonwealth War Graves in El alamein

Commonwealth War Graves in El Alamein was designed by Sir Herbert Worthington and is maintained by the British war graves commission in Cairo, Here 7,367 men from Britain, Newzealand, Australia, South Africa, Greece, France, India and Malaysia are buried in individual graves.

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