El Kharga Airport

El Kharga Airport is an airport serving the city of El Kharga, .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport serving the city of El Kharga, Egypt
  • Also known as: “HEKG”, “Kharga”, and “UVL”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Temple of Hibis and Bagawat Necropolis.

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The is the largest and best preserved ancient Egyptian temple in the , as well as the only structure in Egypt dating to the Saite-Persian period which has come down to modern times in relatively good condition.

Archaeological site
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El Bagawat, is an ancient Christian cemetery, and one of the oldest in the world, which functioned at the in southern-central from the 3rd to the 7th century AD.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kharga Oasis.

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The lit. 'the outer'; Coptic: ⲟⲩⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲃ wah enhib, "Oasis of ", ⲟⲩⲁϩ ⲙ̀ⲯⲟⲓ wah empsoi "Oasis of Psoi") is the southernmost of 's five western oases.

El Kharga Airport

Latitude
25.46935° or 25° 28′ 10″ north
Longitude
30.58562° or 30° 35′ 8″ east
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
IATA airport code
UVL
ICAO airport code
HEKG
Open location code
7GQGFH9P+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 626040988
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
7730611
Wiki­data ID
Q14209124
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“El Kharga Airport” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مطار الخارجة”
  • Arabic: “ميناء الخارجة الجوى”
  • Cebuano: “El Kharga Airport”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مطار الخارجه”
  • French: “aérodrome de Kharga”
  • French: “Aéroport d’Al-Kharga”
  • French: “Al-Kharga”
  • French: “HEKG”
  • French: “UVL”
  • German: “Flughafen El Kharga”
  • Indonesian: “HEKG”
  • Indonesian: “UVL”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto di El Kharga”
  • Japanese: “ハルガ空港”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul El Kharga”
  • Russian: “Эль-Харга (аэропорт)”
  • Russian: “Эль-Харга”
  • Swedish: “El Kharga Airport”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Xarga aeroporti”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Roman fortress and Temple of Hibis.

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