Dakhla, Egypt

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Dakhla Oasis (Arabic الداخلة al-Dākhla; BGN: Al Wāḩāt ad Dākhilah) is one of the five Western oasis of Egypt. It is located in the Libyan Desert between Farafra and Kharga. Its fourteen villages comprise some 70,000 inhabitants.

Dakhla pertains to the Egyptian Wadi al-Jadid ("New Valley") governorate.

External links

[Dakhla in the Old Kingdom]
[Photos of Dalkhla Oasis] on GlobalAmity.net

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