El-Hiba

On the east bank of the Nile, some 3mi/5km above El-Fashn, is the village of El-Hiba, nestling amid palms, with the remains of the Greek city of Ancyronpolis. The well preserved town walls, several yards thick, date from the 21st Dynasty. Within the walls, among the palms, are the remains of a Temple of Amun built by Sheshonq I (22nd Dynasty).