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The oases and the Western Desert · Kharga

Kharga market

Dates, baskets and pottery from the oasis, in the Western Desert's largest town.

€ Budget

Kharga is the administrative capital of the southern oases, and its market serves the surrounding villages: dates of several varieties, palm basketry, jars. Nothing is designed for travellers, which makes it a good place to understand an oasis economy.

The extra bit

Taste before buying dates: dry varieties keep for months, soft ones do not.

Know before you go

Kharga is seven hours' drive from the valley: this market is visited on an oasis circuit, never on its own.

Directions

Kharga centre, Kharga Oasis

Directions

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