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Description: Whale Valley is located within the Wadi Rayan protectorate, which covers 1759 kilometers in Fayoum governorate, 150 kilometers from Cairo, Egypt. It was found in the valley of the whales on the structures for the full 10 whales had been living in that region about 40 million years ago, where she was part of a large perimeter includes North Africa. In the year 2005 have been classified Whale Valley area as a World Heritage by UNESCO and chosen as the best World Heritage skeletons of whales areas. Famous for Whale Valley existence of fossils complete whales was bustling area years ago 40 million when the valley is under huge circumference (Teeth Sea) in addition to the excavation many freely can be seen in the open-air museum that allows visitors the possibility of seeing whales and not compromised to protect them.
Title: Valley whales in Fayoum
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