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PARIS OASIS, DUSH :
The
wealthy slave metropolis
Few of Egypt's sights are more remote than Dush, 125 km south of Kharga,
deep into Sahara. The ruins of this ancient city overlooks a valley that
was fertile some 1,500 years ago. Today only a tiny little village
remains. But trunks of palms dot the sand in all directions.
The ancient name was Kysis, and Kysis was a wealthy city benefiting from
slave trade between Sudan and North Africa. Its wealth is easy to spot.
The city must have housed 10,000 inhabitants, the distance between the
1st century CE Roman temple and the later Christian basilica is a few
hundred metres, an area packed with house ruins.


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Cairo
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White Desert

Akabat Mountain

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Camping

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Crystal Mountain
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