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Chalk outcrops standing in the sand, carved by the wind. Beyond the tarmac it is 4×4 country.
The oases and the Western DesertFarafra, New Valley
An oasis that Cairo coaches reach in a day: palm groves, hot springs, black-capped hills to the south.
The oases and the Western DesertBahariya, Western Desert
Palm groves under a pink escarpment, and a mud-brick quarter called al-Qasr.
The oases and the Western DesertDakhla, New Valley
A small town, a palm grove, hot springs, and the road north into the White Desert.
A calcite outcrop beside the Farafra road: a rock arch, and crystal splinters all over the ground.
The oases and the Western DesertFarafra road
A medieval mud-brick town: covered lanes, dated door lintels, a minaret and a grain mill.
The oases and the Western DesertDakhla
A Christian cemetery of vaulted mud-brick chapels, their walls covered in Greek graffiti.
The oases and the Western DesertKharga
An oasis of offices and fields, strung with temples and forts along an old caravan road.
The compulsory stop before the White Desert: tea, fuel and last supplies.
The oases and the Western DesertBawiti, Bahariya Oasis
Evening in Dakhla: a few tables on the square, tea, and a silence the city never has.
The oases and the Western DesertMut, Dakhla Oasis
Dates, baskets and pottery from the oasis, in the Western Desert's largest town.
Hills capped with dark basalt, on the road to the White Desert.
The oases and the Western DesertBahariya
Sleeping among the chalk mushrooms, under one of the world's darkest skies.
The oases and the Western DesertFarafra
Chicken, rice and stewed vegetables, served before or after the desert.
Oasis bread, dates and the Western Desert's stews.
The oases and the Western DesertMut and Al-Qasr, Dakhla Oasis
