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Siwa, Egypt
A small desert oasis village 350 miles west of
Cairo, Siwa is home to the ancient Temple
of
Ammon (Amun)
where Alexander the Great came in 331 BC to consult the oracle.
The other main
ruin, the 13c mud brick Shali fortress, is in the town center.
Today the town a picturesque oasis of date palms, donkey carts and Berber
traditions.
