Travel Photography Blog by Nisa Maier and Ulli Maier. » Egypt http://www.cookiesound.com We are a mother-daughter photography team, passionate about travelling to foreign countries around the world. Travel ⎮ Photography ⎮ Documentary. Sun, 05 Aug 2018 11:00:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Kharga Oasis: The Driest Place On Earth. http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/08/kharga-oasis-the-driest-place-on-earth/ http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/08/kharga-oasis-the-driest-place-on-earth/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:05:12 +0000 http://www.cookiesound.com/?p=2286 The driest place on earth is the Kharga Oasis in Egypt. Even though the rain fall per square meter and year couldn’t even fill a Coca Cola can (0,3 liters/m²), the valley in the south of Egypt is a very fertile environment. That’s because of the groundwater existence under the desert sand. Thousands of years ago Kharga was an important station for trade caravans on their trip from Egypt to the Sudan.

Kharga Oasis is the southernmost of Egypt's five western oases. It is located in the Libyan Desert, about 200 km to the west of the Nile valley.

Kharga Oasis is the southernmost of Egypt’s five western oases. It is located in the Libyan Desert, about 200 km to the west of the Nile valley.

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