Trip to Kharga oasis and sourroundings

Kharga is the largest of the Oases, the administrative centre of the New Valley Governorate. It is also the nearest to the Nile Valley, being only two hours from Luxor. It has a large population of over 70,000 people and plenty of new buildings in the centre. Kharga is the largest of the Oases, the administrative centre of the New Valley Governorate. It is also the nearest to the Nile Valley, being only two hours from Luxor. Only a three hours drive from Luxor you reach the first of the Western Oases “Kharga”. Since the Paleolithic, the place has been inhabited, one of the oldest caravan routes proves the exchange of goods between Luxor and Kharga and then certainly further into Libya. The temple of Hibis (25th/26th dynasty), Roman fortifications in the middle of the desert, cemeteries from the beginnings of Christianity (Bagawat), Coptic monastery ruins, ancient tree giants and Neolithic rock carvings can be discovered in the area around Kharga.