Gilf Kebir is a plateau in the New Valley Governorate of the remote southwest corner of Egypt, and southeast Libya. Its name translates as "the Great Barrier". This 7,770 km2 (3,000 sq mi) sandstone plateau, roughly the size of Puerto Rico, rises 300 m (980 ft) from the Libyan Desert floor. It is the true heart of the Gilf Kebir National Park.
View from the top of Gilf Kebir overlooking Wadi Sura
Ancient petroglyphs of a temperate era's giraffe, ostrich, and long-horned cow being herded
The Aqaba Pass
New Valley Governorate or El Wadi El Gedid Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the southwestern part of the country, in the south of Egypt Western Desert, between the Nile, northern Sudan, and southeastern Libya.
Image: Kharga Well
Image: Coat of arms of New Valley Governorate
Kharga Oasis, with the Temple of Hibis; the Western Desert cliffs at the back
Wadi Sura Swimmers