LRDG in Siwa Oasis
"Long Range Desert Group" (LRDG) was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Originally called...
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Blog de l'Association pour la connaissance de l'histoire du Royaume des Deux Déserts dont le centre politique était l'oasis de Siwa.
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Photo from Robin Maugham's book - "Journey to Siwa" made in 1947.
These are the first images that I found after the end of the war and they show us a still traditional Siwa but we are close enough to our...
"Camels Through Libya - a Desert Adventure from the Fringes of the Sahara to the Oases of Upper Egyp
Campbell in his book describes his journey through the Italian Libya in 1931 and 1932 which leads him to pass by the oasis of Siwa coming...
Siwa oasis - Historical, Geographical, Social and Economic Aspects By Hussein Ali Ar Rifai
Siwa in 1932. Photos taken from the book by Hussein Ali El Rifai. (Professor of Political Science and Economics and Economic Inspector at...
Prince Farouk Hotel in Siwa Oasis 1920-40 ?
Given the interest in the Prince Farouk Hotel in Siwa in the years between the two world wars I have tried to investigate and find other...
Prince Farouk Hotel 1920-1930
During the British occupation of Egypt, Siwa became a tourist attraction. Unlike the travelers of the past, who made the journey under...
Umm ‘Ubayda Temple (Wenamun funerary Temple) in Siwa oasis
The first photographs available, to my knowledge, of the temple are the two taken by Hermann Burchardt on his journey to the Ammon Oasis...
The Journey of Exploration of Bruneau De Laborie
The Journey of Exploration of Bruneau De Laborie in 1923 from Cameroon to Cairo via the Libyan desert (and Siwa). #Siwa #BruneaudeLaborie
The diatribe on which of the two temples is that of the Oracle of Siwa
Until the visit of the Scottish traveler James Hamilton in 1852 all modern travelers (Browne, Horneman, Cailliaud and following) believed...
Here I present two Siwa paintings made by Jaro Hilbert in 1960
There are other paintings from his Egyptian period some relating to Marsa Matruh. Biography Jaro Hilbert (1897-1995) Of Czech parents,...
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