Al-Khārijah, Egypt
الواحات الخارجة
Al-Khārijah is a town of 83,108 people in New Valley, Egypt.
Why visit Al-Khārijah
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks and 6 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Qasr el-Nasima.
Weather in Al-Khārijah
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About Al-Khārijah
The Kharga Oasis (Arabic: الخارجة al-Ḫāriǧa, pronounced [elˈxæɾɡæ]) lit. 'the outer'; Coptic: (ϯ)ⲟⲩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲃ (di)wah enhib, "Oasis of Hib", (ϯ)ⲟⲩⲁϩ ⲙ̀ⲯⲟⲓ (di)wah empsoi "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.
From the Wikipedia article Kharga Oasis (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Al-Khārijah on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks4
Restaurants and cafes6
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping4
Healthcare1
Map of Al-Khārijah
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Getting there and nearby towns
El Kharga Airport (UVL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 25 km away.
- Al Khārjah 22 km north, about 22 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kharga Oasis by Hanne Siegmeier, kairoinfo4u (Hanne Siegmeier), CC BY 2.0
- QasrNesimaRuins, Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bird nest in Egypt, Alesterliny, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS022-E-21877 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS022-E-21876 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-111024 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-111022 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS022-E-21875 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-111023 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-111025 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS022-E-100164 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS022-E-100165 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-111026 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-111028 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-111027 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-111029 - View of Egypt, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-21269 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS063-E-25661 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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