El Bahariya is an oasis in the
Western Desert
that is regarded as a part of 6th October Governorate currently . It locates about 300 km from
Cairo
and consists of a number of smaller villages including El Bawiti , the largest village and the capital of the oasis . The main economic resources of El Waha El Bahariya are mainly driven from agriculture and tourism . On its land , the oasis has ruins and necropolis that date back to the Pharaonic and Greco- Roman Periods . Manifesting a great fauna biodiversity , the oasis is rich in wildlife of migrant birds and deer; and it has more 390 mineral and sulfuric springs . Uniquely , in Ein EI Bishmo Springs , both hot and cold water flow from separate sources then mingle in a small stream . A great attention is paid to the city for providing it with all essential needs of water supply , electricity and a driveway linking it with major cities like Cairo .
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