On the recommendation of a friend in Siwa, I found a papyrus preserved in London that I did not know, discovered more than a century ago which bears a "Postcard" sent by a certain Nearchus to his frie
Siwa Oasis - Historical, geographical, social and economic aspectSiwa 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 1920-1930During 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 SandsInformation 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 oasisThe first photographs available, to my knowledge, of the temple are the two taken by Hermann Burchardt on his journey to the Ammon Oasis...
Du Cameroun au Caire par le désert de LibyeThe Journey of Exploration of Bruneau De Laborie in 1923 from Cameroon to Cairo via the Libyan desert (and Siwa). #Siwa #BruneaudeLaborie
