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Ancient tombs found at Bahariya Oasis
Egyptian archaeologists carrying out excavations at the site of a planned youth center have found 14 tombs dating back to the third century BC, including one with a female mummy adorned with jewelry. The Greco-Roman tombs, in Bahariya Oasis, 300 km (190 miles) southwest of Cairo, were discovered during probes that indicated they may be... »
Tourism stressing Egypt’s White Desert’s fragile ecosystem
Image via Wikipedia In recent years, the number of visitors to Bahariya Oasis has climbed so high that one-third of its almost 40,000 residents are now working in tourism. Over the past decade, unemployment decreased as the number of hotels in Bahariya shot up 500 percent, according to Bahariya’s tourism office. Nowhere is the potential for... »
