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Siwa Oasis Sights

Gebel al-Mawta

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  • Address
    • N of Town Centre
  • Price
    • adult/student E£25/15
  • Hours
    • 9am-5pm

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Lonely Planet review for Gebel al-Mawta

A small hill at the northern end of Siwa Town, Gebel al-Mawta – whose name means Mountain of the Dead – is honeycombed with rock tombs, most dating back to the 26th dynasty, Ptolemaic and Roman times.The tombs were used by the Siwans as shelters when the Italians bombed the oasis during WWII. Many new tombs were discovered at this time but were not properly excavated.

 

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