The Kharga Oasis (Arabic: الخارجة al-Ḫāriǧa, pronounced [elˈxæɾɡæ]) lit. 'the outer'; Coptic: (ϯ)ⲟⲩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲃ (di)wah enhib, "Oasis of Hib", (ϯ)ⲟⲩⲁϩ ⲙ̀ⲯⲟⲓ...
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In ecology, an oasis (/oʊˈeɪsɪs/; pl.: oases /oʊˈeɪsiːz/) is a fertile area of a desert or semi-desert environment that sustains plant life and provides...
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Egyptian word for "oasis", ⲟⲩⲁϩ (ouoh). The additional evidence of the Egyptian source of Siwa's name is another place name in Kharga Oasis that may share...
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just slightly larger than the country of Iraq. The capital is at the Kharga Oasis. New Valley Governate is named after the New Valley Project, which aims...
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fort, Kharga Oasis. El Deir fort, Kharga Oasis. Qasr el Labeka fort, Kharga Oasis. Qasr Sumaria fort, Kharga Oasis. Qasr el Geb fort, Kharga Oasis. Al-Haiz...
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Hibis is the largest and best preserved ancient Egyptian temple in the Kharga Oasis, as well as the only structure in Egypt dating to the Saite-Persian period...
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outcropping 10 to 12 kilometers south-west of Umm el-Dabadib at the Kharga Oasis in the Western Desert. The presence of the serekh shows evidence of royal...
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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...
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Baris, Egypt (redirect from Baris Oasis)
Dosh. It is south of the New Valley Governorate, 90 km (56 mi) from the Kharga Oasis. The name of the town comes from Coptic: ⲡⲁⲣⲏⲥ, lit. 'the one of the...
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track splits into a northern route going to Kharga Oasis and a northwestern route going to Dunqul Oasis. Selima lies at the base of an escarpment of...
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