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El Farafra Oasis, Egypt is considered the smallest Oasis in Egypt, it is situated in the west side of Egypt between Dakhla Oasis and Bahariya Oasis, in the pharaonic period, it was known as Ta-int (the land of cow).
Farafra Oasis, Egypt, has approximately 5.000 inhabitants, most of them are Bedouins, living in a single village in mud-brick houses, most of the houses are painted blue and have different drawings of birds and animals, Farafra local people have their own customs and traditions, There are also many newly founded buildings including a hotel, bus stop, cafeteria and many different restaurants intended to serve the tourists who go to this area.
Near of Farafra Oasis, Egypt, there is hot springs at Bir Setta and the El-Mufid Lake, another main attraction in Farafra Oasis is its white desert (it means El Sahara El Beyda in Arabic).
Farafra Oasis is a 310 KM away from Dakhla Oasis through a paved road, and the white desert of Egypt is 45 KM north of Farafra Oasis, the reason why people call it the white desert is because it has a white, cream color, and huge chalk rock formations, the white desert of Egypt is mostly used for camping.
The major economic resources in Farafra Oasis, Egypt, are Agriculture and Tourism as Farafra Oasis is famous for its crops including olives, dates, wheat and beans, in addition of many hot springs that tourists love to go to, women of Farafra Oasis earn their living by handicraft baskets and pottery pots and selling them to the tourists as souvenirs for their family and friends at good prices. |
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