Kharga Dakhla Farafra Baharya Siwa Baharya 185 km northeast of  Farafra.  Baharya  oasis   was  a  key  agricultural center in Pharaonic times, exporting large quantities of  wine to  the Nile Valley.  Today  it  is   famed  for  its  dates  and olives. Bawati, the main village in  the  oasis,  is  very picturesque, with palm groves surrounding clusters of  mud-brick  houses.  The  Oasis  Heritage  Museum has clay figure displays by the local artist Mohammed Eid. Hot  and  cold springs surround the oasis and just west of Bawati a hot spring, Ain  Bishmu, is  used by the villagers for washing and swimming. Further a  field, a few ruins of  the Temple of Alexander the Great, built in 332 BC, lie just  north of  a large discovery of mummies. The nearby 26th-Dynasty Temple of Ain al-Muftela is better preserved. Bahariya is surrounded by hills, and the Black Mountain, 7 km northeast of Bawati, is worth a visit. Also called  the English Mountain, it is crowned with an old World War I  British  outpost. Climbing  to  the  top takes about an hour but the view is very rewarding.