FAYOUM OASIS /
Dimai
Dimai was originally a Graeco-Roman town called Soknopaiou Nesos, which means "Island of the Crocodile god" in Greek. Although it dates back to Ptolemaic period, it was probably settled for milennias before this.
Dimai was the first of the original ancient settlements of Fayoum to be abandoned, and lies today in an arid region where no agriculture is any longer possible. Dimai one of is the sight around Fayoum offering least information of its past, although a processional way to the remains of a temple dedicated to Soknopaios still exists. There are also remains of the mudbrick wall that ringed the city, a wall that was 10 metres high and 5 metres thick.
