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Cleopatra's Pool | | Nowadays it is used by local men for bathing, but foreign female visitors will not be denied entry. It was formerly used by local brides for bathing, but that practice has now moved to the nearby Tamusi bath, which is more secluded. Cleopatra's Pool has a little cafe, sheltered from the sun and good for hot days. | | | | Gebel al-Mawta
The Gebel al-Mawta looks great from a distance, but it is even more impressive up close. The name means simply Mountain of the Dead, and it is the place where Siwans for over 2000 years buried their loved ones.
| | | | | Every inch of the lower platform of the mountain has been used for family graves. | 
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| Entrance to one of the richest graves.
| This is the tomb with the second nicest wall-paintings. It has one more "attraction", two mummies in the original place. | | |
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