Al-Qasr · Dakhla Oasis · Egypt

Dakhla Oasis

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easy

9/10

best: morning, late afternoon

remote, ancient, labyrinthine

A local would say...

A medieval desert town so well hidden in its own mud-brick maze that half its buildings are forgotten even by the people who live nearby.

Deep in Egypt's Western Desert, the medieval mud-brick citadel of Al-Qasr is a remarkable labyrinth of narrow winding lanes, half-hidden buildings and carved wooden lintels bearing the names and calligraphy of long-gone merchants. Local guides take visitors through its maze-like passages and into buildings that the desert has slowly been reclaiming.