Returning to the Western Desert: Forms and Textures Gallery

Map of Egypt's Western Desert The Western Desert in Egypt - from the desert oases of Farafra (with hot springs) and Dahla, to Uweinat mountain at the border of Sudan and Libya, then north to Gilf Kebir, with the Cave of the Swimmers on its western cliffs and the mythical "lost oasis" of Zerzura, and back through The Great Sand Sea (with the very rare naturally formed silica glass), through The White Desert to the oases of Farafra and Bahariya. All photos: Copyright© Rita Mendes-Flohr 2007	The White Desert		White Desert
Farafra oasis	Farafra Oasis	Hot spring at Farafra
Sunrise South of Dahla			Yardangs in Mudlake
Petrified tree		Uweinat
Uweinat		Uweinat	Uweinat
	Gilf Kebir	Wadi Sura
			Cave of the Swimmers in Wadi Sura
			On Gilf Kebir
	Zerzura - Wadi Abd el Malek		Wadi Abd el Malek
Wadi Abd el Malek	The Great Sand Sea