Rashda is often omitted from the circuit of Dakhla Oasis, but it is all the same a nice little village. Especially the minaret of the Friday Mosque (left) is notable, resembling a lighthouse. Much is unfortunately in ruins, but it must have been a pretty place not too many years ago. The faster growth of the new village of Rashda accounts to local traditions. When a Rashdian man marries, he must provide a new house for his wife. Some travel books call Rashda a clifftop village; this is misleading, as there is no more cliffs beneath the houses here than in other villages of Dakhla.
