White Desert, National park in New Valley Governorate, Egypt
The White Desert features limestone formations shaped by wind erosion into mushroom-like structures across the landscape, creating stark white rock formations in the sand.
The Egyptian government designated this section of the Sahara Desert as a protected national park in 2002 to preserve its geological characteristics and natural features.
Local Bedouin communities maintain traditional practices in the region, leading guided excursions and sharing their knowledge of desert navigation and survival techniques.
Visitors can access the park through organized tours from Bahariya Oasis between October and May, when temperatures remain moderate for desert exploration.
The calcium rock formations reflect moonlight at night, producing natural illumination effects that make the desert surface appear to glow in darkness.
Location: New Valley Governorate
Inception: 2002
GPS coordinates: 27.27734,28.20044
Latest update: May 27, 2025 11:34
These geological formations display Earth's diversity. From sandstone formations to caves and mineral springs, each location reveals geological processes. The structures formed through erosion, volcanic activity, or mineral deposits over millions of years.
This collection of natural formations displays various shapes and structures that developed through geological processes over Earth's history. The landscape provides insight into the geological forces that have sculpted the terrain throughout millions of years, attracting scientists and nature enthusiasts.
Pyramid of Amenemhat III
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Farafra
34.2 km
Bahariya Oasis
162.8 km
Dakhla Oasis
218.4 km
Bahariya Formation
139 km
Valley of the Golden Mummies
132.1 km
Kellis
215.4 km
Crystal Mountain Egypt
48.4 km
Deir el-Hagar
189.6 km
Ain el-Muftilla
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Water Mountain of Djedefre
209.6 km
Mastaba of Khentika
219.6 km
Gara cave
142.8 km
Rock Mushroom
30 m
El-Bahrein
226.4 km
Wadi el-Ubayyid
52.9 km
Qaret Hilwa
134.5 km
Qarat el-Muzawwaqa
188.6 km
El-Nuweimisa
214.7 km
Bir el-Shaghala
213.1 km
Bir el-Matar
141.6 km
Ain Gallaw
38 km
Ain el-Tibniya
133.8 km
Deir el-Malak
212.9 km
Mastaba of Khentikau-Pepi
219.6 km
Qarat el-Tub
135.7 km
Deir Abu Matta
200.4 km
Ain Bisai
41.4 kmReviews
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