Bahariya Oasis

Bahariya is the first Oasis you'll encounter when traveling on the Oasis route.
Clearly visible is the Bahariya depression and the vegetation. The area is rich
with Iron and contains one of Egypt's most productive iron mines. The red in
the southeast shows the rich iron content in the soil. The train tracks that
you've traveled along all the way to Bahariya is dedicated to transporting the
iron rich soil to a factory in Helwan and can often be seen amazingly pulling 40
carts of iron rich soil.