Siwah General Sights

General Sights

Siwa Town and the Shali the Temple of the Oracle - situated on the hill of Aghurmi, about 4 km east of Siwa Town the Temple of Amun (also known as the Temple of Umm Ubaydah) - some 200 m further along the track from the Temple of the Oracle, this structure is almost completely destroyed, owing to its dynamiting in 1896 by an Ottoman governor eager to acquire building material... An inscribed wall represents all that remains to be seen. Based on earlier drawings by pioneer explorers, however, scholars have deduced that the temple was erected by the pharaoh Nectanebo of the 30th Dynasty. Cleopatra's Bath - a natural spring feeds this rock pool, a popular swimming hole for locals and visitors alike Gebel el-Mawta (the Mountain of the Dead), tombs open when the guardians are present, daily 7am-2pm (Fridays 7am-12noon), baksheesh expected - located about 1 km north of the centre of Siwa Town, this hill features a large number of rock cut tombs, mostly dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (3rd century BCE - 2nd century CE) the Tomb of Siamun the Tomb of Mesu-Isis the Tomb of Niperpathot the Tomb of the Crocodile