Kharga Museum, Kharga Oasis

#1 among attractions in Kharga Oasis

Museum, History museum

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Kharga Museum is a two-storey museum which is designed to resemble the Necropolis architecture of Al Bagawat which is nearby. The museum displays the items that have been found in the Al Kharga and Dakhla oases. There are a variety of items like jewellery, tools and textiles. It also has artefacts from various eras like the Ottoman Era. The building is cavernous and is built from local bricks. Ttems are at the ground floor and first floor that cover artefacts documenting journey of human civilization that existed in Egyptian deserts. ()

Coordinates: 25°27'24"N, 30°32'45"E

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Kharga Oasis Egypt

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Kharga Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Temple of Hibis, El Bagawat.

1.5 miNE
Historical place, Archaeological site
Temple of Hibis
39 min walk • The Temple of Hibis is the largest and best preserved ancient Egyptian temple in the Kharga Oasis, as well as the only structure in Egypt dating to the Saite-Persian period which has come down to modern times in relatively good condition.
2.1 miN
Cemetery
El Bagawat
54 min walk • El Bagawat, is an ancient Christian cemetery, one of the oldest in the world, which functioned at the Kharga Oasis in southern-central Egypt from the 3rd to the 7th century AD.