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Thousands of years before dams on the Nile kept the crocodiles at bay, the Fayoum Oasis was the center of devotion to the ancient Egyptian crocodile god - Sobek. This 6000 square km region resembles a broad leaf flowing from the lush borders of the upper Nile River. Today, it offers a tranquil, fresh escape from the noisy and dusty Cairo, just an hour’s drive north.
Kept green by Lake Qarun, Fayoum feels like a throwback to another era. Residents get around its small villages with donkey carts, motorized rickshaw, or on horseback.
Fayoum surprises the tourists with its archaeological sites, lively modern pottery scene, desert plains, including Wadi Al-Hitan, a valley littered with the fossils of ancient whales.
