WORLD’S OLDEST PAVED ROAD Fayoum oasis. Around 2500 BC The route from the Qasr El Sagha temple to the ancient basalt quarries of Widan El Faras passes by an ancient road that is reputedly the oldest paved road in the world. The road is dated along with quarry activity as Old Kingdom, with a
The crystal mountain
The crystal mountain, Egypt Crystal Mountain is located between the Bahariya and Farafra areas. .it is about 90 km from Farafra, about 160 km from Bahariya, and 10 km from Agabat, are no Quartz crystals, They are probably Barite (Schwerspat, BaSO4) and/or Calcite crystals (Kalkspat, CaCO3), which to ascertain at the hardness of the crystals