It is located at the northwest of Kharga and is also about 310 km to the southeast of Farafra. Dakhla is the farthest oasis out of
Cairo and is considered one of Egypt's most beautiful oases.This oasis is inhabited by 75,000 people most of which are farmers who constantly fight the battle of the dunes that threaten their fields and orchards. The fields and gardens are filled mostly with mulberry trees, date palms, figs and other citrus fruits. Growing, drying and packing of fruit and other productions remain one of the region’s main industries, along with its crafts of pottery, rug-making, handmade woven basket ware, jewelry and wood-working it is contains a lot of attractions like Towns of El Qasr and Mut, the Muzawaka tombs, Deir Al Hagar, Balat, Bashendi.
