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Dakhla is the oasis that lies furthest off
the main settlements of Egypt. Unlike many
other oases, it is situated above sea level,
as high as 122 meters. Still it is fed by
more than 520 springs and ponds. 75,000
people live in 14 different settlements,
each strong local identities and customs.
Only Mutt and Al-Qasr qualifies as towns.
Before the road came here, Dakhla must have
felt like a planet of its own, where only
few inhabitants ever came as far as to the
neighboring oases Kharga and Farafra.
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