Old map with the paths of the first western travelers to discover the Siwa Oasis.
Author: Philippe Vandermaelen 1795-1869 Date:1827 Short Title: Partie, l'Egypte. Afrique 11.
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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...
Siwa - Die Oase des Sonnengottes in der libyschen Wüste
Siwa - Die Oase des Sonnengottes in der libyschen Wüste von J.C. Ewald Falls 1910 With 25 illustrations after original photographs of the...
Siwa in 1947
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...
"Camels Through Libya - a Desert Adventure from the Fringes of the Sahara to the Oases of Upper
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 aspect
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...
The Fortress of the Sands
Information search on the Siwa Oasis in the Egyptian texts prior to the 26th Dynasty: Georges Daressy, in a 1926 article on ASAE XVI...
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...
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