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Al-Marsous Mountain - Black Desert

Al-Marsous Mountain - Black Desert

The Black Desert is situated within the Western Desert between Bahariya and Farafra Oases, running from south of Al-Bawiti town for about 70 km towards Farafra and a little bit north of White Desert, because it is nearer to Bahariya oases than Farafra oasis.

The Black Desert was named so due to the rich layer of black powder that coats the mountains, plateaus and even the sands as a result of weathering and erosion of ancient rocks for ages. Though the Jurassic rocks are not visible much in this region after the Cretaceous rocks, which of the hills are present and vary in size, structure, height and shape, consist of hills of basalt, dolorite, iron quartzite, iron sandstone and numerous iron oxides.

One of the most noteworthy mountains in the Black Desert region is Al-Marsous Mountain, which is a  cratertype mountain made of sandstone full of basaltic pillars that are arranged in a column stacked formation which the residents of the Bahariya Oasis fondly call Al-Marsous Mountain, which sits on an approximately two square kilometers area and the last one in the Black Desert when the tourists scaled it for the purpose of capturing the entire Black Desert in a single shot from its peak called the Panorama Mountain, as well as the English Mountain, which is placed in between Mendisha village and Al-Bawiti city and also English mountain, found situated between Mandisha village and Al Bawiti town.

Geological research indicates that as a result of an ancient volcanic eruption, the mountain was formed through the processes of escalation of volcanic magma from underground and the formation of layers of volcanic rocks over the ages, it is believed that the date of its formation dates back hundreds of thousands of years ago, and may be related to the volcanic activity that the region witnessed in that period.

Al Marsus Mountain can be found in the Black Desert region of Egypt which is characterized by a volcanic rocky landscape.

The Black Desert is a natural park where a lot of tourists, archaeologists and geologists come, as the region is full of well-formed volcanic rocks and has good landscapes that make it easy for tourists to interact with extenuating natural features.

Geologically, Al-Marsous Mountain holds enormous significance as it serves as a case study of the past volcanic activities that the area has experienced. The volcanics present in the mountain, include rocks that date back to the formation of the earth, and the study of these rocks could help in understanding the formation processes of volcanoes, as well as the geological configuration that led to the development of the Black Desert.

The Black Desert in Egypt is another region that exhibits a high level of biodiversity due to the presence of a number of flora and fauna, where many plants and animals can be observed including desert-dwelling animals like foxes, hyenas, coyotes, deers, and rabbits as well as palms, acacias, and ferns.

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Al-Marsous Mountain is one of the best-known mountains in the Black Desert. It is an eruption crater made entirely of volcanic jasper. This is a magnificently on the mountain as if it drew the wrinkles of the history on its rocks and it confers the glory and veneration of the history. We often hear various names for mountains and deserts in Egypt, but Al-Marsous Mountain in the Black Desert is one of Egypt's most famous monuments and tourists come here from all over, but the change in the desert floor from beige to black, 50km south of Bawiti, At the beginning of the Black Desert.

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