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Western Desert
Table of Contents: Oases / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to Western Desert, visa requirements / Get around / Western Desert attractions and sightseeing / Itineraries / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Western Desert nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Stay safe / Get out More from Egypt: Aswan, Lower Egypt, Luxor, Memphis (Egypt), Middle Egypt, Red Sea Coast, Sinai, Upper Egypt, Western Desert More from North Africa: Algeria, Atlas Mountains, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara More from Africa: Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Saharan Africa, Seychelles, Southern Africa, West Africa |
The Western Desert occupies a huge area of Egypt, on the side of the Nile that symbolized death. The western lands were where the sun god Ra went to die each day, and where the souls of the pharoahs went following their emtombment. It's harsh and deserted... but contains a handful of oases.
Oases
roughly from north to south:
Culture and History
Talk
Travel to Western Desert, visa requirements
Get around
Western Desert attractions and sightseeing
Itineraries
City tours
Good restaurants and cheap meals
Western Desert nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.
Stay safe
Get out
More from Egypt: Aswan, Lower Egypt, Luxor, Memphis (Egypt), Middle Egypt, Red Sea Coast, Sinai, Upper Egypt, Western Desert More from North Africa: Algeria, Atlas Mountains, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara More from Africa: Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Saharan Africa, Seychelles, Southern Africa, West Africa |
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