Siwa Oasis, Egypt

The area of ​​the Siwa oasis is a green dot in the vast Western Egyptian desert. The Siwa oasis has managed to preserve the spirit of its time and traditions. Its lands are home to nearly 23,000 people, mostly ethnic Berbers, speaking different dialects. 
Despite its small size, Siwa oasis has managed to gain the name of a relatively large tourist center. Uncompromising rules apply in the Siwa oasis - the use of alcohol is completely forbidden here, and women are obligatorily veiled with their traditional cloaks, called milaya. It is also advisable for foreigners to cover themselves so as not to irritate the local population. What you will mainly eat here are dates.
According to a legend, in 525 BC about 50,000 soldiers died near the oasis during a terrible sandstorm. The Greek historian Herodotus says that Cambyses II, son of Cyrus the Great, sent an army of 50,000 to Egypt to invade the Siwa oasis and destroy the oracle temple of Amun. This was provoked after the refusal of the priests to recognize as legitimate the claims of the Persian king over Egypt, and also due to the prediction of the death of Cambyses. 
A tiring 7-day march took the army to an oasis, which historians say was the city of Harga, where they gathered strength and continued, but no one saw Cambyses' army again.
In 1969, not far from the Siwa oasis, archaeologists came across a number of human remains buried under the sand, pottery, silver bracelets, earrings, a bronze dagger and several arrowheads believed to be from the time of Cambyses. 
Alexander the Great, shortly after in 332 BC in the Nile delta he founded the city of Alexandria, went on pilgrimage to the Siwa oasis to the oracle of the god Amon, who was also revered by the peoples of Asia, the Greeks and the Macedonians, who identified Amon with Zeus. 
On the modern map of tourism, the Siwa oasis has a stable place. Within Siwa oasis there is a large number of hotels and restaurants, there is an Internet network, and in the future Siva can get an airport.
An important feature is that the traces of civilization have not trampled the charm of the oasis. It has a colorful market from which you can buy antique silverware, rare embroidered fabrics, as well as woven date baskets and ceramic dishes.
Among the sights of the Siwa oasis are the buildings from the XIII century in the Shali district, the Sidi Suleiman mosque, and last but not least the tourist attraction in Siwa - the Museum of the traditional Siwa house. It was built by a former Canadian ambassador who wanted to preserve the original culture of this place.
Outside the oasis, but adjacent to Siwa, a tourist walk can include visits to the village of Agurmi, the temple of Oracle, the temple of Amun, the bath of Cleopatra and even a swim in the spring Fatnas. This is a large, palm-fringed pool located on an island in the salt lake Siwa. 1.6 km from the oasis is Goebel am Mauta, the attractive "Mountain of the Dead". Seen from above, it looks like a chopped honeycomb from tombs from the time of the Ptolemies and Romans. The largest plateau with sand dunes in the world is located here and is known as the Great Sand Sea.
The Siwa oasis is also associated with another very interesting find. It is a trace of a human foot, about 2 million years old, making it the most ancient and perhaps the most important discovery ever made by Egyptian scientists. 
The Siwa oasis does not break under the force of time and preserves a large part of its cultural traditions - the ancient tribal governing body has been preserved, consisting of 11 elders, called sheikhs, acting in their capacity as a local council. The Siwa oasis is beautiful with its many date palms, lush vegetation, olive trees and over 300 freshwater springs and streams.