The Kharga Oasis (Egyptian Arabic: الخارجة El Kharga, pronounced [elˈxæɾɡæ]) “the outer”; Coptic: (ϯ)ⲟⲩⲁϩ `ⲛϩⲏⲃ, (ϯ)ⲟⲩⲁϩ `ⲙⲯⲟⲓ (Di)Wah Ēnhib, “Oasis of Hib”, (Di)Wah Ēmpsoy, “Oasis of Psoi”) is the southernmost of Egypt’s five western oases. It is located in the Western Desert, about 200 km (125 miles) to the west of the Nile valley. “Kharga” or “El Kharga” is also the name of a major town located in the oasis, the capital of New Valley Governorate. The oasis, which was known as the ‘Southern Oasis’ to the Ancient Egyptians and Oasis Magna to the Romans, is the largest of the oases in the desert of Egypt. It is in a depression about 160 km (100 miles) long and from 20 km (12 miles) to 80 km (50 miles) wide. Its population is 67,700 ..
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