Facts about The Mountain of the Dead | Gabal El Mawta in Siwa

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Facts about The Mountain of the Dead | Gabal El Mawta in Siwa

05 16, 2023

The mountain has been discovered by chance by the people of Siwa Oasis during the Second World War. Siwa is an Egyptian Oasis located in the western desert, It is known for its nature and beauty, and it is one of the most visited sites for medical tourism due to its natural warm springs and the salted lakes that heal a lot of health problems. The war between Italian, British, and German armies made the inhabitants run to the desert searching for safe shelter away from the fire and danger. As they reached the mountain, they discovered the secret of the mountain.

The secret of the mountain is that it includes gorgeous mummies and tombs in catacombs carved inside the mountain like a Beehive. After the end of the War, the people of Siwa decided to build houses and live near the mountain. It is believed that the number of people or citizens that live near the mountain has not increased or decreased through years; They are saying that when they have a newborn, one of the old people will be dead. The tombs inside the mountain back to nobels from the Pharaonic age, Ptolemaic, and Roman ages, and this was the last age to be buried inside the caves of the mountain.

The ancient Egyptians believed in the idea of resurrection after death, and that death will not be the end. Therefore, during the discovery of the tombs, the archeologists found the possessions of the buried Drink, water, perfumes, clothes, papyrus, gold, pottery, and other artifacts that will help the dead in their new life after death. When you choose to mountain through one of Egypt Easter Tours, you will see inscriptions and writings narrating different stories for its dead. Some archeologists suppose that the Great Alexander is buried in this mountain. The Mountain embraces famous tombs like The Tomb of Si Amon, Crocodile Tomb, and Ba Tahut Cemetery. Contact us now and choose to have one of our trips in Egypt Classic Tours that will let you discover Egyptian secrets.

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Located around 560 kilometres from Cairo, the Mountain of the Dead is one of the most important funerary monuments of the 26th Dynasty.
Shaped like a cone, the Mountain of the Dead contains thousands of tombs carved into the rock, whose inscriptions have made it possible to date the oldest burials found there. According to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, burials in these cemeteries continued until the end of the Roman era. Egypt is a country with a rich history, and archaeological sites can be found in every region. The Siwa Mountain of the Dead is another of these archaeological sites and one of the recommended sites to visit when travelling from Cairo to the Siwa oasis.

Yes, the Oasis area in Egypt is known for offering some delicious local dishes such as Bedouin food and traditional Egyptian dishes like koshari, fattah, and mahshi

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