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Experience the timeless beauty of Egypt from above with this stunning drone footage. Soar over the iconic pyramids of Giza, the majestic Sphinx, and the ancientcity of Alexandria. Glide along the ...
The oasis developed largely independently of Egypt. With no proper road from the main coastal town until about 20 years ago, both visitors and Siwans needed permits to leave and enter the oasis.
The isolated oasis of Siwa, thirty miles east of the Libyan border in Egypt’s Western Desert, has featured throughout history as a site of desire and contest.
In Egypt’s Western Desert, the ancient oasis of Siwa is home to one of the world’s most extraordinary hotels.
This desert oasis is a time capsule of Egypt’s grand past. Fossilized whales, temples to crocodile gods, and a thriving pottery scene draw day-trippers from Cairo to the bucolic Fayoum region.
Egypt’s oases are time capsules of millions of years of human and natural history, from when whales had legs to the Roman Empire. There are golden mummies at the Bahariya Oasis and tombs ...
Saltwater Lakes in Siwa Oasis, Egypt Have Such a High Concentration of Salt That Makes It Impossible to Sink Some places are so stunning and unique that they can grab anybody's attention in an ...
A bejeweled mummy dressed in Roman robes has emerged from the sands of Egypt's Bahariya Oasis, the Supreme Council of Antiquities said Monday. Entombed in a decorated gypsum sarcophagus, the 38 ...
Egypt's antiquities department announced Wednesday the discovery of a 3,500-year-old settlement in a desert oasis, showing the existence of vibrant desert trade routes that stretched from the Me ...
In 1999, after frequent trips to Egypt (her mother’s family is from Alexandria), Mahdavi chose to visit Siwa, an urban oasis (population 35,000) on the edge of the Great Sand Sea, a vast expanse ...
Known as the Faiyum Oasis, this lush heart in the desert is actually a broad wetland basin that extends over 450 square miles (1,200 square km) – about one and a half times the area of the five ...