Siwa Oasis
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Siwa Oasis | |
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 Siwa Oasis haes mony mud-brick biggins | |
  Siwa Oasis Location in Egyp | |
| Coordinates: 29°11′N 25°33′E / 29.183°N 25.550°ECoordinates: 29°11′N 25°33′E / 29.183°N 25.550°E | |
| Kintra |  Egyp |
| Govrenorate | Matruh |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
The Siwa Oasis (Siwi: Isiwan/ⵉⵙⵉⵡⴰⵏ; Arabic: واحة سيوة Wāḥat Sīwah, IPA: [ˈwæːħet ˈsiːwæ]) is an oasis in Egyp, atween the Qattara Depression an the Egyptian Sand Sea in the Libian Desert, nearly 50 km (30 mi) east o the Libie border, an 560 km (348 mi) frae Cairo.[1][2][3]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Siwa", Encyclopædia Britannica, 2007
- ↑ Bard, Kathryn A.; Shubert, Steven Blake, eds. (1999), Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, Routledge (UK), ISBN 978-0-415-18589-9, ISBN 0-415-18589-0
- ↑ Arnold, Dieter; Strudwick, Helen; Strudwick, Nigel, eds. (2003), The Encyclopaedia of Ancient Egyptian Architecture, I B Tauris, ISBN 978-1-86064-465-8, ISBN 1-86064-465-1