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Matrouh · Egypt
In the destination Siwa and Marsa Matruh.
In the photo: Square and karshif buildings next to Shali, in Siwa.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Oasis town that grew around the ruins of Shali, with a market square, streets of mud-brick and karshif houses, and donkey-drawn carts. A few kilometers away are the ancient sites, springs and the oasis’s salt lakes.
There's no accommodation in the guide yet in Siwa.
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The local experience
Ruins of the ancient fortified town of Siwa, built of mud and salt over a rock outcrop in the center of the oasis, abandoned in the 20th century after heavy rains. From the top you can see the whole oasis.
Ruins of the Temple of the Oracle of Amun on Aghurmi hill, about 4 km from Siwa’s center, where Alexander the Great is said to have consulted the oracle in 331 BCE.
Natural spring in Siwa, in a stone pool surrounded by palms, where locals and visitors bathe. Tradition links the name to Queen Cleopatra.
Hill north of Siwa with dozens of rock-cut tombs, some with Greco-Roman period paintings such as the tomb of Si-Amun. From the top you can see the town and the palm groves.
A palm island on the edge of one of Siwa’s salt lakes, connected to the mainland by a causeway, visited in the late afternoon to watch the sunset over the lake and the desert.
