Qara Oasis

The Qara Oasis is an inhabited oasis in Egypt, with a population of 363. This oasis is often disregarded when it comes to counting the number of Egyptian oases as it is very small compared to the others. In local folklore, if a newborn arrives, an elder will die shortly after, thus keeping the population constant. It lies at the northwest edge of the Qattara Depression, 75 km (47 mi) northeast of Siwa Oasis, and belongs to Siwa District within Matrouh Governorate. It is connected to an asphalted sub-road of approximately 100 km (62 mi) in length, in an area called “Bir al-Nisf” located on the Matrouh–Siwa road.

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  Qara Oasis ⓘ
  village in Matrouh Governorate, Egypt

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	fort		Qara Oasis	fortress, hill, village	Wikidata
commons	image		UmmSugheirSpring		Commons
commons	image		UmmSugheirHill2		Commons
commons	image		UmmSugheirJeep		Commons
commons	image		UmmSugheirTombInside		Commons
commons	image		UmmSugheirTomb		Commons
commons	image		UmmSugheirVillage		Commons
commons	image		UmmSugheirFountain		Commons
commons	image		UmmSugheirHill		Commons
commons	image		UmmSugheirHill3		Commons
commons	image		UmmSugheirRock		Commons