Dakhla Oasis Features:
With hundreds of springs set in a lush, verdant landscape, Dakhla is regarded as the prettiest of the oases.
A long band of pinkish rock sits along the northern horizon, and olives, dates, wheat, and rice thrive on the fertile farmland. The capital, Mut, has an Ethnographic Museum displaying figures sculpted by a local artist, Mabrouk.
Dakhla’s ancient sites are situated in the outlying parts of the oasis. They can easily be reached by hiring a pickup truck from Mut.
With its narrow, winding streets and mudbrick houses, Al-Qasr, 27 km (17 miles) northwest of Mut, retains a strong medieval feel. The town has a 12th-century mosque and a 10th-century madrassa (school) with superb rooftop views. The Al-Muzawaka tombs date from Pharaonic times.
The two best tombs are those of Petosiris and Sadosiris, which have vivid colored reliefs. To the west, the remnants of Deir al-Hagar temple, built by Emperor Nero in the first century AD, stand isolated in the desert. Balat lies 35 km (22 miles) east of Mut on the road to Kharga.
A medieval village, it is on the site of an Old Kingdom settlement that traded with Kush (ancient Nubia).
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