Dakhla Oasis
One of the seven oases of the Western Desert, 350 kilometres from the Nile and about 80 kilometres from east to west. Its villages include Al-Qasr, a medieval town of narrow mud brick lanes, set among fields and palm groves.
- Where
- Mut, New Valley, Egypt
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 25.5167, 29.1667
Get the Dakhla Oasis stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Dakhla Oasis. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your New Valley volume with your photos and a note.
Near Dakhla Oasis
Kharga Oasis 142 km
The southernmost of the western oases, about 200 kilometres west of the Nile, with the town of Kharga as its capital. Near the town stand the Temple of Hibis and the domed mud brick chapels of the early Christian cemetery of Bagawat.
Farafra Oasis 210 km
A depression of 980 square kilometres in the Western Desert, between the Dakhla and Bahariya oases, the second largest in western Egypt and the least populated. Its hot springs and palm gardens lie close to the White Desert.
White Desert 218 km
A protected area in the Farafra depression, set up in 2002, about 45 kilometres north of Qasr al-Farafra. Wind has carved its white chalk into mushrooms and towers that look like snow in daylight and glow under the moon.
Abydos 285 km
One of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt and the sacred centre of the god Osiris, some 11 kilometres west of the Nile. The Temple of Seti I here has some of the finest reliefs in Egypt and a list of the kings who came before him.
Amarna 295 km
The ruins of Akhetaten, the capital built by the pharaoh Akhenaten from 1346 BC for his worship of the sun disc Aten. It was abandoned soon after his death, and its rock-cut tombs and city outlines lie on a wide desert plain by the Nile.
Bahariya Oasis 317 km
An oval valley in the Western Desert about 370 kilometres from Cairo, 94 kilometres long, with springs, palm groves and the town of Bawiti. It is known for the Valley of the Golden Mummies and as the gateway to the Black and White Deserts.
Temple of Esna 341 km
A temple to the creator god Khnum and the goddess Neith in the town of Esna, about 64 kilometres south of Luxor. It sits in a pit well below the modern street, and its columned hall has painted ceilings with their colours brought back by cleaning.
Valley of the Queens 344 km
A west bank valley where queens, princes and princesses were buried from about 1560 to 1130 BC. Its ancient name, Ta-Set-Neferu, can mean both the Place of Beauty and the Place of the Royal Children.
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Questions
Where is Dakhla Oasis?
Dakhla Oasis is in Mut, New Valley, Egypt. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kharga Oasis (142 km), Farafra Oasis (210 km), White Desert (218 km).
How do I get the Dakhla Oasis stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Dakhla Oasis and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your New Valley volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Dakhla Oasis before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your New Valley volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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