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  • Siwa Oasis

  • Siwa Oasis

    Siwa Oasis is an oasis in Egypt. Its fame lies primarily in its ancient role as the home to an oracle of Amon, the ruins of which are a popular tourist attraction which gave the oasis its ancient name Ammonium..
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Siwa archaeological area.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Siwa Oasis
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    Siwa Oasis

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    1994

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Egypt

    Matrouh

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    First Millennium BC

    Ancient Egyptians

    Mixed

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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