Gilf Kebir
LocationEgypt
Area7,770 km2
ContinentAfrica
TypeArid
About Gilf Kebir
A remote plateau in southwest Egypt. The Cave of Swimmers has 10,000 year old rock art showing people swimming when the Sahara was green. Featured in The English Patient. One of the most remote places on Earth.
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