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If
Kharga
is the administrative center of Egypt's New
Valley, then the
Dakhla
Oasis would be its breadbasket. It is a very
lush region brimming with orchards and produce.
10,000 years ago, when the climate here was
similar to that of the African savanna, it was
teeming with buffalo, elephant, rhino, zebra,
ostrich and hartebeest. There was a vast lake
here, and on its southern shores were also human
communities. However, as with most of the rest
of the
Western Desert, this wet era passed. Many of
the people migrated south and east, where they
helped populate the early Nile Valley, as the
sands slowly covered their ancient way of life. |
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