Valley of the Golden Mummies
Six km away from Bawati
stands one of
the world’s most spectacular necropolis. The valley of Golden Mummies is the
place where you will be awed by the majesty of history. The site dates to
Greco-Roman Egypt, where the ruins of a temple to Alexander the Great can be
found. It is believed by some Egyptologists that the Greek conqueror passed
through Bahariya while returning from the oracle of Amon at Siwa Oasis.
Excavations of the Greco-Roman necropolis known as the Valley of the Golden
Mummies began in 1996. Approximately thirty-four tombs have been excavated from
this area so far.