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SIWA:
Birket Zeitun

Far fewer visit the lake of Birket Zeitun than Birket Siwa. The reason is simple, it is not as visually impressive. The surrounding landscape is fairly flat.

Birket Zeitun, Siwa, Egypt

There are several villages along the northern shore of the lake, all made from prefab material, making it all look quite tragic compared to the sweet irregularity of the town of Siwa. But there some really fine palm groves here, several pools, and friendly people not as spoiled with seeing foreigners as the central Siwans.

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