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Encyclopedia > Al Wadi al Jadid

Al Wadi al Jadid (Arabic: الوادى الجديد ) (English: "New Vally") is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the south-west of the country, between the Nile and Libya. Its capital is Al Kharijah. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Arabic (العربية al-arabiyyah, or less formally arabi) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Egypt is divided into 26 governorates (muhafazat, singular - muhafazah): Ad Daqahliyah Al Bahr al Ahmar Al Buhayrah Al Fayyum Al Gharbiyah Al Iskandariyah Al Ismailiyah Al Jizah Al Minufiyah Al Minya Al Qahirah Al Qalyubiyah Al Wadi al Jadid Ash Sharqiyah As Suways Aswan Asyut Bani Suwayf Bur Sa... The Nile in Egypt Length 6 695 km Elevation of the source 1 134 m Average discharge 2 830 m³/s Area watershed 3 400 000 km² Origin  Africa Mouth  the Mediterranean Basin countries Uganda - Sudan - Egypt The Nile (Arabic: النيل an-nÄ«l), in Africa, is one of the two...


Major Oases

  • Farafra Oasis
  • Dakhla Oasis
  • Kharga Oasis -- Capital City
  • Baris Oasis

Population

It is the least populated governorate in Egypt with the least density per square kilometre.


Industry

  • Manufacturing of palm dates.
  • Tourism and Safaris
  • Agricultural activities (around Oases)


Binomial name Phoenix dactylifera L. The Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera is a palm, extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. ... The New Valley project concept consists in excavating a canal system to carry water from Lake Nasser to irrigante the sandy wastes of the Western Desert of Egypt. ...

 
Governorates of Egypt
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Ad Daqahliyah | Al Bahr al Ahmar | Al Buhayrah | Al Fayyum | Al Gharbiyah | Al Iskandariyah | Al Isma'iliyah | Al Jizah | Al Minufiyah | Al Minya | Al Qahirah | Al Qalyubiyah | Al Wadi al Jadid | Ash Sharqiyah | As Suways | Aswan | Asyut | Bani Suwayf | Bur Sa'id | Dumyat | Janub Sina' | Kafr ash Shaykh | Matruh | Qina | Shamal Sina' | Suhaj

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Al Wadi al Jadid - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (111 words)
Al Wadi al Jadid - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Al Wadi al Jadid (Arabic: الوادى الجديد) (English: "New Valley"; see New Valley Project) is one of the governorates of Egypt.
Al Wadi al Jadid, Major Oases, Population, Industry and Governorates of Egypt.
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