Map of the Egyptian Western Desert and the Oases

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Egypt's Western Desert Who doesn't know about the Nile Valley with the Pyramids and Valley of the Kings, or the Eastern Egypt with Sinai and the Red Sea? Less know about the New destination in Egypt, which is: the Western Desert and it's Oases. This desert was previously called the "Libyan Desert" and covers an area of 680'000 square kilometres - or two third of Egypt. As it's hard to understand this size by numbers alone, let us mention that this area is equal to a combined sizeof these seven countries; Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland! In east lies "Ramla El Kebir" (The Great Sand Sea), a huge area of moving sand dunes where nobody should even think about venturing without the best possible expertise and team. South of Ramla El Kebir is Gilf Kebir - a mountain plateau with numerous valley's. The size of Gilf Kebir is about the size of Switzerland. Go to Desert Expeditions Distances "On road" in the Western Desert (between Siwa and Baharia, only possible with 4 wheel car) From Cairo to Siwa Oasis via Alexandria around 800 kilometers / 500 miles From Siwa Oasis to Baharia Oasis around 400 kilometers / 250 miles From Baharia to Cairo around 320 kilometers / 200 miles The Oases of Wadi Gedid, via Baharia Oasis (here with start in Cairo and ending in Luxor) From Cairo to Baharia Oasis around 320 kilometers / 200 miles From Baharia to the White Desert around 180 kilometers / 110 miles From the White Desert to Farafra Oasis around 30 kilometers / 19 miles From Farafra Oasis to Dakhla Oasis around 290 kilometers / 180 miles From Dakhla Oasis to Kharga Oasis around 200 kilometers / 125 miles From Kharga Oasis to Luxor around 320 kilometers / 200 miles Contact us tours - hotels - expeditions www.egyptmyway.com/contactforms.html MyWay Travel a.s. Tel. Egypt: +2 012 7739149 Tel. Norway: +47 45661608 Epost: post@egyptmyway.com Org. number: NO 987 180 633 Send a Post Card  To the top  List of maps  Temperatures in the desert  Printer friendly version Email this page to a friend Kart & tekst, Arnvid Aakre www.egyptmyway.com/no Except where otherwise noted, this site is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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