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Just west of Abu Sir, a minor road runs inland across reedy marshes, passing fragments of an ancient causeway (on the left) that connected Taposiris with the desert. There it meets BURG AL-ARAB , a "model" village resembling a walled, medieval Italian town, which was designed by the British administrator Wilfred Jennings-Bramly in 1915. Commandeered as the RAF headquarters during the battle for El-Alamein, Burg al-Arab was later graced with a villa (near the carpet factory outside its walls) where President Sadat planned the October War of 1973. The town is on the B-road from Alex to Mersa Matrouh, with a fair chance of service taxis to the nearest small town, Bahig (also a train stop).