Kharga Oasis

New Valley Governorate · Egypt

Kharga Oasis, Egypt
Photo: kairoinfo4u (Hanne Siegmeier), CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
October to April for cooler desert conditions
Budget
$
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The largest of Egypt's Western Desert oases and capital of the New Valley, Kharga pairs a modern town with remarkable antiquities. The Persian-era Temple of Hibis and the painted early-Christian tombs of Bagawat necropolis stand along the old caravan route to Sudan.

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