Ancient World

Dakhla Oasis

Dakhla Oasis or Dakhleh Oasis (Egyptian Arabic: الواحات الداخلة El Waḥat el Daḵla, pronounced [elwæ'ħæ:t edˈdæ:xlæ], "the inner oases"), is one of the seven oases of Egypt's Western Desert. Dakhla Oasis lies in the New Valley Governorate, 350 km (220 mi.) from the Nile and between the oases of Farafra and Kharga. It measures approximately 80 km (50 mi) from east to west and 25 km (16 mi) from north to south.

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• ▸Carthaea
• ▸James Tissot
• ▸Cibyra

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