Kharga Oasis
E143241
Kharga Oasis is a major inhabited depression in Egypt’s Western Desert, known for its date palms, ancient caravan routes, and archaeological sites spanning Pharaonic to Roman periods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kharga Oasis canonical | 3 |
| Egyptian Western Desert oases | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
inhabited place
ⓘ
oasis ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | center of New Valley Governorate ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Christian Late Antique
ⓘ
Egyptian ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| climate | hyper-arid desert climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| countryCapitalDistance | southwest of Cairo ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
date production ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Bagawat necropolis
ⓘ
Deir el-Hagar ⓘ El-Bagawat Christian cemetery ⓘ Amada temple ⓘ
surface form:
Hibis Temple
Qasr el-Ghueita ⓘ Qasr el-Zayyan ⓘ Temple of Hibis ⓘ Temple of Qasr el-Ghueita ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Kharga ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key station on the Darb el-Arbain caravan route
ⓘ
trade link between Sudan and the Nile Valley ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pharaonic-period remains
ⓘ
Roman-period remains ⓘ ancient caravan routes ⓘ archaeological sites ⓘ date palm cultivation ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Valley Governorate
ⓘ
Western Desert ⓘ |
| majorSettlement | Kharga ⓘ |
| partOf |
Egyptian Western Desert oases
ⓘ
Libyan Desert ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Antique period
Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic period
Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Roman period
|
| region | Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage | early Christian cemeteries at El-Bagawat ⓘ |
| transport |
connected by road to Asyut
ⓘ
connected by road to Luxor ⓘ connected by road to other Western Desert oases ⓘ |
| vegetation |
acacia trees
ⓘ
date palms ⓘ |
| waterSource |
artesian wells
ⓘ
underground aquifers ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Egyptian Western Desert oases