Siwa was made famous by Alexander The Great, as in 331 B.C. he visited the Temple of Amun to ask the Gods if he was the son of Zeus. Surprisingly they said "Yes".
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| Siwa is literally in the middle of nowhere. It's at least 5 hours South of Marsa Matruh. It's only 80 Km East of the Libyian border. Siwa was made famous by Alexander The Great, as in 331 B.C. he visited the Temple of Amun to ask the Gods if he was the son of Zeus. Surprisingly they said "Yes". |
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| Walking around below the Old Fortress is amazing, the freaky thing is that people still live there in those old house. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| There are only a few budget hotels within Siwa. Hopefully it will remain that way. But we shall see. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| There are always plans to connect Siwa to Bahariyya Oasis, but as of yet it's only about half done.... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| About 3 Km's outside of town is the Temple of Amun, where Alexander the Great became the Son of Zeus. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Right, is the Temple of the Oracle. The Oracle was at the end. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Some of the scenery in Siwa is breathtaking. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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