Dakhla Oasis
الواحات الداخلة | |
|---|---|
Oasis | |
.jpg) View to Dakhla Oasis' old town, taken by Vyacheslav Argenberg | |
| Nickname: Inner oasis | |
  Dakhla Oasis Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 25°29′29.6″N 28°58′45.2″E / 25.491556°N 28.979222°E | |
| Country | Egypt |
| Governorate | New Valley Governorate |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,000 km2 (800 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,500 km2 (600 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 75,000 |
| • Ethnicities | Egyptians |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
| Capital | 'Ain Basil (Balat) (c. 2500 BCE-c. 1500 BCE) Mut (c. 1500 BCE- ) |
Dakhla Oasis or Dakhleh Oasis (Egyptian Arabic: الواحات الداخلة El Waḥat el Daḵla, pronounced [elwæ'ħæ:t edˈdæ:xlæ], "the inner oases"), is one of the seven oases of Egypt's Western Desert. Dakhla Oasis lies in the New Valley Governorate, 350 km (220 mi.) from the Nile and between the oases of Farafra and Kharga. It measures approximately 80 km (50 mi) from east to west and 25 km (16 mi) from north to south.[1]