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The New
Valley Oases occupies some 67% of the Western
Desert and 45.8% of the total area of Egypt. It
lies 602 km. from Cairo and 232 km. from Assyut.
It’s bordered by the Governorate of Matruh in the
north, Sudan in the south, Libya in the west, and
the Governorates of Middle Egypt in the east. It
includes the Kharga, Dakhla, Farafrah and Paris
oases with more than 99 monuments dating to
different ages.
The area enjoys a mixture of the desert
environment, green plains, wells, and sulphur-rich
springs, both cold and hot. In one spring, the
water temperature reaches 43 C and is suitable for
the treatment of rheumatic and digestive ailments,
colds and allergies.The oases are famed for their
dry climate most of the year, and humidity never
exceeds 9.5%. Warm, sunny winters allow them to be
an international health spa.
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