Siwa Oasis, Egypt

Old town of Shali in Siwa Oasis

The Siwa Oasis (Berber: ⵉⵙⵉⵡⴰⵏ,Isiwan;Arabic: واحة سيوة‎‎ Wāḥat Sīwah, IPA: [ˈwæːħet ˈsiːwæ]) is an oasis in Egypt, between the Qattara Depression and the Egyptian Sand Sea in the Western Desert, nearly 50 km (30 mi) east of the Libyan border, and 560 km (348 mi) from Cairo. 

A panoramic view of the Siwa Oasis in 2005

About 80 km (50 mi) in length and 20 km (12 mi) wide, Siwa Oasis is one of Egypt's most isolated settlements, with 23,000 people, mostly Berbers who developed a unique culture and a distinct language of the Berber family called Siwi. Its fame lies primarily in its ancient role as the home to an oracle of Ammon, the ruins of which are a popular tourist attraction which gave the oasis its ancient name Ammonium. Historically, it is part of Ancient Libya.

Desert sand dunes in the south of Siwa

Siwa salt lake

Mosque at Aghurmi

View through the Temple of the Oracle of Amun to Gebel el-Dakrour

 

Mud-brick houses in the old town of Shali

Last standing wall at the Temple of Amun at Umm 'Ubeida

Picture Source: Collected from Internet