Kharga Oasis Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Kharga Oasis
Kharga is the largest of the five western oases, 160 km long and from 20 km to 80 km wide. The main town is also called Kharga, separated by a desert strip from Baris to the south. The reason to visit is the antiquities just north of Kharga town, and the string of Roman forts set up to controlDarb El Arbayin, the "Forty Days Road" bringing gold and ivory from Africa into Egypt. Like the other western oases, the climate is hot desert, 40+°C summer and 10°C in winter. There is zero rainfall and all the oasis supply is "fossil water" extracted from the aquifer, a non-renewable resource.
Top Attractions in Kharga Oasis
Explore the best things to see and do in Kharga Oasis:
- ★Ain el Bileida
- ★Ain Manawir
- ★Ain Shams ed-Din
- ★El Munira
- ★English Mountain
- ★Necropolis of El Bagawat
- ★Qasr Dush
- ★Qasr el Baramuni
Where to Eat in Kharga Oasis
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Al-Geheiny
- 🍴Alsayad Restaurant
- 🍴El-Ahram
- 🍴El-Baraka
- 🍴Estacoza Seafood
- 🍴Ibn el-Muallim
Where to Stay in Kharga Oasis
- 🏨Al Dar Al Bayda Hotel
- 🏨El Radwan Hotel
- 🏨El Safwa Hotel
- 🏨El Zohour Hotel
- 🏨Hala Hotel
- 🏨Qasr El Bagawat Hotel
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