El Kharga oasis is the largest Oasis and the capital of the
New Valley Governorate
in the
Western Desert
of
Egypt
. It is located about 240km southward
Assiut
Governorate , and about 580 km away from
Cairo
. The major economic resources for the city are tourism and agriculture since the water supply and advanced technology is available in El Kharga rather than any other oasis . The most important agricultural products produced and exported from in El Kharga are dates , rice and some vegetables . A large number of the inhabitants earn their living from practicing some handcrafts such as basket making and manual carpets and mats using the wool of their cattle .
The archeological sites of the oasis are rich with ruins of fortresses , as it was a crossroad and a station for the caravans going and coming from
Nubia
and Africa . Some of these fortresses were merely checkpoints and others were big settlements with mud-brick constructions . On top of places that are worth seeing in El Kharga are
Temple of Hibis
and Temple and Amenebi . Additionally , the oasis is blessed with some Sulfuric water springs that is usually
visited by people who suffer from rheumatic ailment to be cured there . Since the city enjoys almost all the aspects of modernity , it hardly appears as a real oasis . It is a highly visited oasis in Egypt since it can be easily reached by plan through Cairo International Airport and the
New Valley
Airport in El Kharga .
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