The Gilf Kebir is the setting for part of Michael Ondaatje's novel The English Patient. It also plays an important role in Paul Sussman's The Hidden Oasis. See also Libyan Desert Libyan desert glass Kebira Crater Cave of Swimmers References External links Legends haunt remote nomad's land, Matthew Davis, BBC. 25 September 2008. 'WWII Army Bag is found in Desert' Libyan Rock Art Documentation Project google map Gilf Kebir - Cave of Swimmers Plateaus of Egypt Mountain ranges of Egypt Sahara Saharan rock art Prehistoric art New Valley Governorate