Geosites constitute important natural resource of Egypt. Field investigations in the Dakhla Oasis of the Western Desert have permitted to assess unique geomorphological, geological, and geoarchaeological features co-occurring in the Valley of Camels. These features are assigned to geomorphological type (animal-shaped landforms sculptured by differential erosion), palaeogeographical type (continental facies of the Cretaceous sandstones and petroglyphs left by the past societies and partly suitable to palaeoenvironmental interpretations), sedimentary type (cross-bedding and multiple truncation planes in sandstones), and hydrogeological type (Roman wells). The Valley of Camels is a globally ranked geosite of complex type. It demonstrates coincidence of essentially different features. For instance, the Toutam landform is notable by its unusual shape resulting from weathering, it exhibits cross-bedding and multiple parallel truncation planes typical for continental sandstones, and it bears petroglyphs near its base. In the Valley of Camels, the geoheritage can be used as the resource for (geo)education and (geo)tourism. Excellent visibility and high aesthetic properties make the proposed geosite suitable to tourists with different geological knowledge or even without it. Geotourism development in the Valley of Camels can contribute to the local sustainable development via providing socio-economic benefits to the local community and strengthening the oasis integration into the Egyptian economy.

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骆驼谷（达克拉绿洲，埃及西部沙漠）地貌，地质和地质考古特征的独特重合

地质构成埃及的重要自然资源。在西部沙漠的达赫拉绿洲进行的野外调查已允许评估在骆驼谷中共存的独特地貌，地质和地质考古特征。这些特征被划分为地貌类型（通过微分侵蚀雕刻的动物形地貌），古地理类型（白垩纪砂岩的陆相和过去社会留下的岩相，部分适合于古环境的解释），沉积类型（交叉层理和多种）砂岩中的截断面）和水文地质类型（罗马井）。骆驼谷是全球排名复杂的地质遗址。它证明了本质上不同特征的巧合。例如，Toutam地貌因风化作用而具有非同寻常的形状而著名，它表现出跨层理和多个平行的截断面，这是大陆砂岩的典型特征，并且在其基部附近带有岩画。在骆驼谷中，地质遗迹可用作（地理）教育和（地理）旅游的资源。出色的能见度和较高的美学特性使拟议的地理位置适合具有不同地质知识甚至没有地质知识的游客。骆驼谷地带的旅游业发展可以通过为当地社区提供社会经济利益并加强绿洲与埃及经济的融合，来促进当地的可持续发展。它的基部附近有岩画。在骆驼谷中，地质遗迹可用作（地理）教育和（地理）旅游的资源。出色的能见度和较高的美学特性使拟议的地理位置适合具有不同地质知识甚至没有地质知识的游客。骆驼谷地带的旅游业发展可以通过为当地社区提供社会经济利益并加强绿洲与埃及经济的融合，来促进当地的可持续发展。它的基部附近有岩画。在骆驼谷中，地质遗迹可用作（地理）教育和（地理）旅游的资源。出色的能见度和较高的美学特性使拟议的地理位置适合具有不同地质知识甚至没有地质知识的游客。骆驼谷地带的旅游业发展可以通过为当地社区提供社会经济利益并加强绿洲与埃及经济的融合，来促进当地的可持续发展。