Cleopatra's Bath (Spring of the Sun)
A stone-lined spring in Siwa's palm groves, the ancient Fountain of the Sun — now a popular swimming pool.
Siwa
Shali Fortress
Siwa's medieval fortified town of salt and mud, built in the thirteenth century — a labyrinth of lanes above the main square.
Temple of the Oracle of Amun, Aghurmi
The desert oracle that proclaimed Alexander the Great son of Amun — on a rock above Siwa's palm groves.
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