| Page Views: 5,222 Last Visit to Siwa: April, 2000 | Siwa Oasis by sachara - last update: Aug 12, 2003 |
in the far west of the western desert The Siwa Oasis was a very isolated place deep into the desert near the Libyan border. Only an old date caravan route passed the oasis.
Siwa was only inhabited by Berber speaking people with their own traditions for a long time.
The first time I heard of Siwa (I can remember it was in 1989 in Yemen that an arabist friend from the Netherlands told me about the oasis) I knew I had to go there once.
Eleven years later I made the trip with high expectations. |
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| In A Nutshell: | "wonderfull oasistown dominated by the Shali Fortress" |
sachara's Siwa Travel Tips
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Tips: 3 - Photos: 3 | Local Customs | | | | Packing Lists | Shopping | | | | Sports Travel | General Tips
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balhannah Fri Dec 19, 2008 21:20 UTC
Hope Siwa hasn't modernized too much before I get there, love your photos and tips. | TheWanderingCamel Sun Apr 6, 2008 08:10 UTC
I don't know when it will happen, but Siwa is somewhere both MrL and I intend to see sometime. leyle | willy_wonka Wed Mar 28, 2007 05:12 UTC
dear ali, how are you? thought i would just pop in and say hi, and see one of your pages that makes me dream of deserts and oasis! nice page! | JLBG Fri Apr 14, 2006 05:52 UTC
Wow, what a wonder in this "Far West" oasis! Is there or has there been at some time olive trees around lake Zeitun, that would explain the name? It is great to find some shade for a rest at noon! |
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