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Siwa Oasis

Siwa is a paradise in the Western Desert of Egypt

Siwa Oasis

Its inhabitants speak the Amazigh language, have different customs and traditions, and its architecture is unique.

Siwa Oasis

Siwa has alot of archaeological sites, and was visited by Alexander the Great in 331 BC.

Siwa Oasis

As you walk through Siwa, you will see many natural water springs.

Siwa Oasis

Safari to the Great Sand Sea is the most exciing in the world

Siwa Oasis

The salt lakes in Siwa have become aglobal destination, and are one of the most beautiful places for relaxation and healing.

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About windows of siwa

Windows of siwa is a local travel agency from Siwa Oasis, We're here to be as ambassadors of our Society to open the Windows for our guests to see the beauty and the hidden gems of Siwa. We'll Make your tour unforgettable, but if you visited siwa before we're sure that you'll see it in a unique way. we organize a private tours to Siwa and some places in Egypt, arrang private transportations to siwa, and arrange Safari tours to the desert.

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Hotels

Siwa Oasis contains alot of hotels, and each hotel has its own character and different features in terms of location and building style. Some hotels are built in an environmental style and from local materials, and some are built in a modern style.

       
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Adrere Amellal

8 km from the city center

Adrere Amellal Hotel is considered a purely ecological village in Siwa Oasis. It is a hotel without electricity and lighting for rooms and restaurants is made with candles. The village overlooks the western lake of Siwa Oasis, and the rooms in it are in different shapes built with local environmental materials. The village contains different restaurants, and the hotel is attached to a garden with an Natural water spring, and the vegetables of the garden are used in restaurant meals.

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Taziry

9.3 km from the city center

Taziry Hotel is one of the pure ecological hotels, without electricity, and lighting in the rooms with candles. It overlooks the western lake of Siwa . The name Taziry means in the Amazighian language “the full moon” and it is one of the hotels characterized by calm. The hotel has a swimming pool and a restaurant that serves the most delicious dishes.

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Ghaliet Ecolodge

1.7 km from the city center

Ghaliet Hotel is one of the beautifulُُ Eco-hotels in Siwa Oasis. It contains 14 rooms, and each room is different. It has a beautiful swimming pool and a garden with many palm trees.

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Shali Lodge

700 m from the city center

Shali Lodge Hotel is one of the eco-hotels in Siwa Oasis. It is characterized by calmness, and the rooms in it are different with environmental furniture, and it has a restaurant that serves distinctive dishes.

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Albab Inshal

340 m from the city center

Albab Inshal Hotel is one of the Eco-hotels and is located next to the old Fortress of Shali, whose construction dates back to about eight centuries. The name of Albab Enshal door in the Amazighian language means the gate of the city. The hotel was named by this name due to its proximity to the main door of the old city. The hotel features rooms of different shapes and furniture made of local environmental materials. The hotel has a three-storey restaurant, and has free wi-fi.

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Kasr Elsalam

900 m from the city center

Peace Palace Hotel is about 900 m from the city center. The hotel contains air-conditioned rooms and private suites with TV screens, and it has a swimming pool and a rooftop restaurant.

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Mountain of the Dead

The Mountain of the Dead is one of the ancient cemeteries in Siwa Oasis, about 2 km away from the city center. It is called the Mountain of the Dead because it is a rocky hill that contains more than 2,000 tombs carved in the rock, and most of the tombs are dedicated to the burial of several people.

The burial began in the cemetery of the Mountain of the Dead in the 26th dynasty, based on the oldest cemetery discovered, which is the cemetery of “Pa thoth”, a cemetery that still preserves some colorful scenes on its walls, and the burial continued there until the end of the Roman era in Egypt.

There are three other important tombs in the cemetery of the Mountain of the Dead because they contain colorful scenes, and they are tombs dating back to the Greek era. These tombs are:

  • Tomb of Si Amun
  • Tomb of Misu Isis
  • Crocodile tomb

The tomb of Si Amun is considered the most important tomb in the cemetery of the Mountain of the Dead and in Siwa in general. It contains very beautiful scenes in bright colors, and one of the most important features of Si Amun’s tomb, artistically and historically, is that it combines Egyptian and Greek arts.

Mountain of the Dead

The Mountain of the Dead is one of the ancient cemeteries in Siwa Oasis, about 2 km away from the city center. It is called the Mountain of the Dead because it is a rocky hill that contains more than 2,000 tombs carved in the rock, and most of the tombs are dedicated to the burial of several people.

The burial began in the cemetery of the Mountain of the Dead in the 26th dynasty, based on the oldest cemetery discovered, which is the cemetery of “Pa thoth”, a cemetery that still preserves some colorful scenes on its walls, and the burial continued there until the end of the Roman era in Egypt.

There are three other important tombs in the cemetery of the Mountain of the Dead because they contain colorful scenes, and they are tombs dating back to the Greek era. These tombs are:

  • Tomb of Si Amun
  • Tomb of Misu Isis
  • Crocodile tomb

The tomb of Si Amun is considered the most important tomb in the cemetery of the Mountain of the Dead and in Siwa in general. It contains very beautiful scenes in bright colors, and one of the most important features of Si Amun’s tomb, artistically and historically, is that it combines Egyptian and Greek arts.

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Temple of Amun

The Temple of Amun is considered one of the most important and oldest archaeological sites in Siwa Oasis. It is also called the Temple of Revelation because it is considered the site of the divine revelation. For this reason, people in the ancient world used to visit the temple and consult its priests.

The construction of the temple dates back to the era of the Egyptian 26th dynasty, specifically during the reign of King Amasis II, and the ruler of Siwa at that time was called “Sotikh Eridis”.In addition to houses for priests, servants, and guards, and inside the castle there is also a well dating back to the same era as the construction of the temple.

The Temple of Amun’s Revelation in Siwa was associated with several famous prophecies in the ancient world, the most important of which is the prophecy of the lost army of the Persian King “cambyses”, where Cambyses invaded Egypt in 525 BC, and the priests of Amun in Siwa predicted a resounding defeat for Cambyses, and when Cambyses heard this prophecy he ordered to send a military campaign To destroy the oasis and kill the Ammonians who are the inhabitants of Siwa Oasis. Historians such as Herodotus mention that the army moved from the city of Thebes, numbering 50,000 soldiers.and historians mention that the army arrived at the Kharga Oasis and then no news about it, and historians mention that during the army’s break for lunch a sandstorm buried the entire army under the sand, and thus the prophecy of the priests of Amun came true and the army of Cambyses was defeated, and the prophecy of Amun in Siwa became credible.

Alexander the Great’s visit to the Temple of Amun in Siwa is considered one of the most important things that immortalized the name of the oasis throughout history. Alexander visited the oasis in 331 BC in order to be crowned as the son of the god Amun. Historians mentioned that the visit was full of dangers and wonders. they also mentioned that Alexander was met with welcome and festivities, he was allowed to enter the room of the Holy of Holies alone to talk to God, or rather talk to the priest who is considered the voice of God, and it is said that the high priest called Alexander as a son of Amun.

While in the Holy of Holies, Alexander prophesied about the results of his future wars with the Persians, and the response from the priest was that he would win and rule the world. He passed away in Babylon in 323 BC before he met his mother and left a sprawling empire divided among his military leaders, and his tomb became a hidden secret until now.

Temple of Amun

The Temple of Amun is considered one of the most important and oldest archaeological sites in Siwa Oasis. It is also called the Temple of Revelation because it is considered the site of the divine revelation. For this reason, people in the ancient world used to visit the temple and consult its priests.

The construction of the temple dates back to the era of the Egyptian 26th dynasty, specifically during the reign of King Amasis II, and the ruler of Siwa at that time was called “Sotikh Eridis”.In addition to houses for priests, servants, and guards, and inside the castle there is also a well dating back to the same era as the construction of the temple.

The Temple of Amun’s Revelation in Siwa was associated with several famous prophecies in the ancient world, the most important of which is the prophecy of the lost army of the Persian King “cambyses”, where Cambyses invaded Egypt in 525 BC, and the priests of Amun in Siwa predicted a resounding defeat for Cambyses, and when Cambyses heard this prophecy he ordered to send a military campaign To destroy the oasis and kill the Ammonians who are the inhabitants of Siwa Oasis. Historians such as Herodotus mention that the army moved from the city of Thebes, numbering 50,000 soldiers.and historians mention that the army arrived at the Kharga Oasis and then no news about it, and historians mention that during the army’s break for lunch a sandstorm buried the entire army under the sand, and thus the prophecy of the priests of Amun came true and the army of Cambyses was defeated, and the prophecy of Amun in Siwa became credible.

Alexander the Great’s visit to the Temple of Amun in Siwa is considered one of the most important things that immortalized the name of the oasis throughout history. Alexander visited the oasis in 331 BC in order to be crowned as the son of the god Amun. Historians mentioned that the visit was full of dangers and wonders. they also mentioned that Alexander was met with welcome and festivities, he was allowed to enter the room of the Holy of Holies alone to talk to God, or rather talk to the priest who is considered the voice of God, and it is said that the high priest called Alexander as a son of Amun.

While in the Holy of Holies, Alexander prophesied about the results of his future wars with the Persians, and the response from the priest was that he would win and rule the world. He passed away in Babylon in 323 BC before he met his mother and left a sprawling empire divided among his military leaders, and his tomb became a hidden secret until now.

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Shali Fortress

The ancient Shali Fortress is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in Siwa and Egypt in general, and UNESCO recently considered it a World Heritage Site as a unique site of its kind globally.

The name Shali in the Amazighian language means “the city”, and the Amazighian language is the language of the people of the oasis, which they speak among themselves.

Shali Fortress was built in 1203 AD when the people of Siwa Oasis decided to build a fortified Fortress that would protect them from the invasions of the desert Bedouins. It was mentioned in the ancient siwan Manuscript that in the Middle Ages, the desert Bedouins used to attack Siwa Oasis during harvest times to steal the date and olive crops and thus kill the inhabitants of the oasis until The number of men in the oasis reached only forty men out of seven tribes, so the forty men decided to build a fortified castle on a high hill. The city was opened at sunrise and closed after sunset, and the inhabitants of the oasis continued to live inside the walls of the castle until 1820 AD when Sultan Muhammad Ali decided to leave a military garrison in the oasis and then people began to descend from the Fortress little by little and build spacious houses outside where there was no luxury to build big houses inside the Fortress due to lack of space.

The materials that were used in the construction of houses in Shali were all from siwan environment and were very simple, and the walls were made of karshif, which is a rock of clay and salt extracted near salt lakes, and the mortar used in construction is clay as well. As for the roofs of the houses, palm wood was used. They are supported by olive wood, and the doors and windows of the houses were made of palm and olive wood, knowing that these materials used in the city’s architecture are very adaptable to the climate of Siwa .

Shali Fortress

The ancient Shali Fortress is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in Siwa and Egypt in general, and UNESCO recently considered it a World Heritage Site as a unique site of its kind globally.

The name Shali in the Amazighian language means “the city”, and the Amazighian language is the language of the people of the oasis, which they speak among themselves.

Shali Fortress was built in 1203 AD when the people of Siwa Oasis decided to build a fortified Fortress that would protect them from the invasions of the desert Bedouins. It was mentioned in the ancient siwan Manuscript that in the Middle Ages, the desert Bedouins used to attack Siwa Oasis during harvest times to steal the date and olive crops and thus kill the inhabitants of the oasis until The number of men in the oasis reached only forty men out of seven tribes, so the forty men decided to build a fortified castle on a high hill. The city was opened at sunrise and closed after sunset, and the inhabitants of the oasis continued to live inside the walls of the castle until 1820 AD when Sultan Muhammad Ali decided to leave a military garrison in the oasis and then people began to descend from the Fortress little by little and build spacious houses outside where there was no luxury to build big houses inside the Fortress due to lack of space.

The materials that were used in the construction of houses in Shali were all from siwan environment and were very simple, and the walls were made of karshif, which is a rock of clay and salt extracted near salt lakes, and the mortar used in construction is clay as well. As for the roofs of the houses, palm wood was used. They are supported by olive wood, and the doors and windows of the houses were made of palm and olive wood, knowing that these materials used in the city’s architecture are very adaptable to the climate of Siwa .

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