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Welcome
to
the Land
Of Glory
The four New
Valley
oases (
kharga-Dakhla-farafra-Baris
) are
situated
along a
dead,prehistoric
branch
of the
Nile and
depend
on
spring
and
wells
tapping
water
under
the
desert.
Isolated
from
each
other
and from
the rest
of the
outside
world
these
oases
have
only
been
accessible
to
tourists
since
the
1980s.
The New
Valley (
El Wadi
El Gadid
)
The government
of the
new
valley
lies in
the
western
desert
of
Egypt,
at a
distance
of 600
kms from
cairo
and 232
kms from
assiout.The
governorate
comprises
four
large
oases El
Kharga,
the
capital
of the
governorate,
El
Dakhla,El
Farafra
and
Baris
oasis.The
history
of the
new
valley
area
dates
back to
more
than
five
thousand
years
B.C. It
is rick
in
monuments
representing
various
historical
periods.
The new
valley
is one
of the
most at
tractive
tourist
area,
combining
desert
enviroment
with
large
green
area,
water
wells
and
springs.
Besides,
it is
one of
the most
appropriate
places
for
medical
treatment
and
natural
therapy,
thanks
to the
abundant
number
of well,
cold and
hot
sulphurous
springs,
reaching
a
temperature
of 49
C,and
the dry
climate
as
humidity
does not
exceed
9.5%
throughout
the
year.
The
sunny
clear
skies
spreading
warmth
everywhere
in the
new
valley,
and the
dry
climate
in the
coldest
winter
months
help
qualify
this
areato
be one
of the
most
appropriate
winter
resorts
in the
world.in
the wide
desert
of the
new
valley,
the long
roads
that
link its
far ends
to one
another,
are
quite
suitable
for
amateur
driving
tourists
who
would be
able to
see a
lot of
the
historical
places,
natural
sceneries
and
tourist
attractions.
travel
agencies
organise
such
trips to
these
far away
places
which
can be
reached
by
well-paved
roads,
fully
equipped
with all
the
necessary
services.
Essential
Information
Area :-
376505
km2
Population
:-
199.000
human
beings
The
Government
Demonstrative
Division
:- 4
cities
Geographical
distribution
and
government
division
of the
New
Valley
government:-
The NEW
VALLEY
governorate.
locates
in the
southwestern
part of
the
ARABIC
REPUBLIC
OF EGYPT
.
Extends
adjacent
to seven
government
from
north (
Matrouh-El
giza-El
minia
),from
east (
Assiout-Souhag-Kena-Louxor-Aswan
),from
west and
south
the
International
borders
with
Libya to
the west
and
Sudan to
the
south .
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