Qaşr al Farāfirah
in New Valley Governorate, Egypt
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Dakhla Airport (130 mi) - Siwa Oasis North Airport (218 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 27.057 and 27.970 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 27° 3' 24" and E 27° 58' 11"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - EGP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:26 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:33 am and 6:38 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -23.400 and -149.500 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tepu - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Egypt.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Egypt. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04
Explore Qaşr al Farāfirah
Qaşr al Farāfirah in New Valley Governorate with it's 5,000 inhabitants is a city in Egypt about 288 mi (or 463 km) south-west of Cairo, the country's capital.
Local time in Qaşr al Farāfirah is now 06:26 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 2 airports in the vicinity of Qaşr al Farāfirah. The closest airport in Egypt is Dakhla Airport in a distance of 130 mi (or 210 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Minya, Al Kharijah, Asyut, Al Fayyum and Bani Suwayf. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 34°C / 93 °F
| Morning Temperature | 24°C / 76 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 31°C / 89 °F |
| Night Temperature | 25°C / 78 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 22% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 81% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Friday, 26th of April 2024
31°C (87 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
29°C (84 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
29°C (85 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
2004 Egypt Désert Libyque, De Al-Bahariya à Al-Farafra, C, à La Belle étoile Dans Le Désert Blanc
Partie C du Voyage Dans Le Sahara égyptien : nuit à la belle étoile Dans Le Désert Blanc. Infos : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%A9sert_Libyque et http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara.
farafra dakhla egitto
in viaggio verso karthoum..dic 2010 transafrica 2011.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Farafra, Egypt
The Farafra depression is the second biggest depression by size located in Western Egypt and the smallest by population, near latitude 27.06° North and longitude 27.97° East. It is located in the Western Desert of Egypt, approximately mid-way between Dakhla and Bahariya. Farafra has an estimated 5,000 inhabitants (2002) mainly living in the town of Farafra and is mostly inhabited by the local Bedouins.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Qaşr al Farāfirah.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Al Farāfirah, Qasr Farafra, Qaşr al Farāfirah, Фарафра
