Farafra (Qaşr al Farāfirah)
The Farafra depression (واحة الفرافرة, ) is a 980 sqkm geological depression, the second biggest by size in Western Egypt and the smallest by population, near latitude 27.06° north and longitude 27.97° east. It is in the large Western Desert of Egypt, approximately midway between Dakhla and Bahariya oases.
Farafra has an estimated 5,000 inhabitants (2002) mainly living in the town of Farafra and is mostly inhabited by the local Bedouins. Parts of the town have complete quarters of traditional architecture, simple, smooth, unadorned, all in mud colour — local culture and traditional methods of building and carrying out repairs have been supported by its tourism. Often grouped within Farafra are the hot springs at Bir Sitta (the sixth well) and the El-Mufid lake.
The word al-Farafra (al-Farafira in local pronunciation, الفرفرون al-Farfarun in Middle Ages) is a broken plural form of فرفر farfar meaning "fizzy spring". The Ancient Egyptian name of the oasis was tꜣ jḥw, "the land of cattle".
Farafra has an estimated 5,000 inhabitants (2002) mainly living in the town of Farafra and is mostly inhabited by the local Bedouins. Parts of the town have complete quarters of traditional architecture, simple, smooth, unadorned, all in mud colour — local culture and traditional methods of building and carrying out repairs have been supported by its tourism. Often grouped within Farafra are the hot springs at Bir Sitta (the sixth well) and the El-Mufid lake.
The word al-Farafra (al-Farafira in local pronunciation, الفرفرون al-Farfarun in Middle Ages) is a broken plural form of فرفر farfar meaning "fizzy spring". The Ancient Egyptian name of the oasis was tꜣ jḥw, "the land of cattle".
Map - Farafra (Qaşr al Farāfirah)
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The republic was led by Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. The UAR was a member of the United Arab States, a loose confederation with the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, which was dissolved in 1961.
Currency / Language
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| EGP | Egyptian pound | £ or جم | 2 |
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| AR | Arabic language |
| EN | English language |
| FR | French language |