Kharga Oasis
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El-Kharga' (Arabic: الخارجة al-Ḫāriǧa), an' a' kent as Al-Kharijah, (meanin the ooter oasis) is the soothmaist o Egyp's five wastren oases. It is locatit in the Libie Desert, aboot 200 km tae the wast o the Nile valley, an is some 150 km lang. It is locatit in an is the caipital o the New Valley Govrenorate.[1] This oasis, which wis kent as the 'Soothren Oasis' tae the Auncient Egyptians, is the lairgest o the oases in the Libie desert o Egyp an "consists o a depression aboot 160km lang an frae 20km tae 80km wide."[2] Its population is ower 100,000.
Kharga الخارجة Kharja | |
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View o Kharga Oasis wi the Temple o Hibis in the centre an the desert cliffs at the top | |
Coordinates: 25°26′56″N 30°32′24″E | |
Kintra | Egyp |
Govrenorate | New Valley |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Kharga is the maist modrenized o Egyp's wastren oases. The main toun is a heichlie functional toun wi aw modren facilities, an virtually nothing left o auld airchitectur. Awtho framed bi the oasis, thare is nae oasis feelin tae it; unlik aw ither oases in this pairt o Egyp. Thare are extensive thorn palm, acacia, buffalo thorn an jujube forests in the oasis surroondin the modren toun o Kharga. Mony remnant wildlife species inhabit this region.