Fishing boats
Colourful wooden boats.
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A wide salt lake in northern Fayoum whose surface lies about forty-three metres below sea level, the remnant of the great freshwater Lake Moeris that filled the Fayoum depression in antiquity and shrank over the centuries. The lake covers about two hundred square kilometres, bounded to the north by desert hills with coloured rock layers and to the south by villages and green fields. Fishermen go out in colourful wooden boats, and in winter large flocks of migrating birds settle here, making it an important protected area for them. On the hills of its southern shore sits Tunis village, known for its pottery workshops, mud-built country houses with domes and quiet guesthouses looking down on the lake. The northern shore is wild desert with ancient remains and quarries. Viewing the lake is free, and you can go out on a fishing boat for a fee agreed with the fishermen. Sunset is the loveliest time, when the sky's colours are mirrored on the still water.
Colourful wooden boats.
Pottery on the hills.
Migrating flocks.
North Fayoum, about twenty-five kilometres north-west of Fayoum city
Its water is very salty and most shores are undeveloped, so enjoy it from the shore or on a fishing boat.