Bārīs

Baris lies in the southern part of the Kharga Oasis, where cultivated plots depend on water brought to the surface in the Western Desert. Ancient settlements in the basin, including Dush and Ain Manawir, used underground water channels known as qanats. These works allowed people to draw on groundwater and irrigate fields in a landscape surrounded by arid plateau. The oasis also formed a stopping place on routes between the Nile Valley and lands farther south.