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joy of Farafra is its simplicity. Farafra is the most isolated places,
yet there is evidence to support the theory that it binds the entire
western desert together. Farafra is part of the new valley governerate
with over 60 thousand acres of land being prepared for development
in a new agricultural scheme that brought many immigrants to the area.
in addition to agriculture, tourism is being developed, 2 new hotels
have been erected and open for business.Now 2 thousand tourista are
expexted yearly. Farafra depression is the second largest depression
in the western desert, spanning 90 kilometers east west and 200 kilometers
north south. The depression floor comprises a mixture of white chalk
and lime stone which creates the white desert, black iron pyrites
and marcasite stone which create the black desert. There are 3 major
mountains in Farafra. 2 bare the same name Gebel Al Gunna. The third,
twin peaks, is a major land mark. The most outstanding mountain features
in the western desert are the white chalk Inselbergs. A 20 kilometer
long series of free standing hills that look like icebergs. Water,
a major problem in Farafra, is one of the reasons it remained so primitive
for so long. recent exlporation however has determined that there
is enough water for agricultural development. |
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