The White Desert

The White Desert is the most popular and interesting area in the Western Desert. Moreover the White Desert became a protected area since 2002. Generally it occupies a surface area of around 3000 km. On the road that goes between Al Farafra and Baharya. Therefore, one can see the first bizarre rock formation in that desert. Some rocks look like animals and some rocks have totally strange shapes.

As the saying goes “Nature is the Art of God”. It is clear evidence on this ability of the god to form his universe. Maybe this is why the rock known as “finger of god” . The finger of god or “Al Qubar”, the Chisel, is a 20 meters high rock formations. Any one can see it from far away even from the paved road. The local people call it the finger of god as it looks like a huge finger rising from the sand.

No one would believe that this white desert was a sea in ancient times. In addition, the white chalk formed all the rocks was deposited from this sea. If one takes a closer look on the rocks of the white desert, he can notice that there are seashells in the halls of the rocks.

In the northeast of the White Desert, there is an area called Aqabat, or “obstacles” in English. In fact, the name had a reason and this area is full of obstructions that face anyone who wants to pass through. In the middle of this area, lies the mountain of Twin peaks which is an important landmark for travelers. In the west section of the white desert, which is much less visited than the East section because of the poor conditions of the roads leading to it.