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Kharga (khär`gə) or Al Kharijah (äl khär`ēnjä), large oasis (1986 pop. 38,544), S central Egypt, in the Libyan (Western) Desert. Populated chiefly by Arab Bedouins and Arab-speaking Berbers, the irrigated oasis produces cereals, vegetables, olives, dates, citrus fruits, and alfalfa. Cattle and poultry are also raised. Al Kharga, the chief settlement, is a rail terminus. The oasis was prosperous in ancient times, and there are ruins of temples built by the Achaemenids of ancient Persia and by the Romans. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Her talk and remarkable slides centered around the latest findings of the North Kharga Oasis Project. From the Holy Mountain is the log of Dalrymple's observations and reflections on his journey from Mount Athos - the Holy Mountain, where the original manuscripts of The Spiritual Meadow are kept - in Northern Greece, to the ruins of the Lavra of the Great Oasis in Kharga, Upper Egypt. |
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