New Valley Attractions Wadi el-Gedid
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The New Valley Frontier District occupies an area of some 145,000 sq. mi/376,000 sq. km in the southwest of Egypt. It consists predominantly of desert; the population is concentrated in the oases of Bahriya, Dakhla, Farafra and Kharga.
Since the late 1950s, under the New Valley development project, considerable effort has been devoted to winning new land for cultivation. Artesian wells have been sunk in the oasis depressions to tap underground water supplies and thus make possible the cultivation of fodder plants, grain and date palms. Problems have, however, been caused by the increasing salt content of the soil.
Since the late 1950s, under the New Valley development project, considerable effort has been devoted to winning new land for cultivation. Artesian wells have been sunk in the oasis depressions to tap underground water supplies and thus make possible the cultivation of fodder plants, grain and date palms. Problems have, however, been caused by the increasing salt content of the soil.
