Memory concerning the Western oases with a description of Siwa from the ''citizen Ripault
the citizen Ripault (we are at the time of the French revolution) had presented to the Institute of Egypt (founded by Napoleon) a memory concerning the Western oases which includes a description of Siwa (taken from Arab travelers since he had never been to the Oases). The text is in French Mémoire du citoyen Ripault - “Recherches sur les Oasis” La population, divisée en deux tribus, fortes ensemble d’environ deux mille ames , habite, réunie comme une seule et même famille , d
