Where is Siwa Oasis?
The Siwa Oasis (Arabic: واحة سيوة, Wāḥat Sīwah, IPA: (ˈwæːħet ˈsiːwæ); Berber languages: Isiwan, ⵉⵙⵉⵡⴰⵏ) is an urban oasis in Egypt between the Qattara Depression and the Great Sand Sea in the Western Desert, 50 km (30 mi) east of the Libyan border, and 560 km (348 mi) from Cairo.
About 80 km (50 mi) in length and 20 km (12 mi) wide, Siwa Oasis is one of Egypt's most isolated settlements with about 33,000 people, mostly Berbers, who developed a unique and isolated desert culture and a language called Siwi; they are also fluent in the Egyptian dialect of Arabic which is called "Masry" meaning Egyptian.
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Bob Fowler
Had a Holiday of a lifetime in Egypt . Incredible County we visited most of the sights .
earlepg
This is the second consecutive day that in the Bonus Quiz, without even touching the screen of my phone, I was "credited" with an erroneous option when I knew the correct answer.
Silvia Levame
Very good first question. Welcome to the QC!!! Keep them coming.
Char
Great Q and A
Cari G.
Congratulations to our newest author! Well done!
Lynne Zeman
Karen S. Wolf, well, of course the picture is pasted.
Bob Gorby
I’d’ve guessed Mars 🙄
Roslyn Russell
Siwa oasis has a famous connection with Alexander the Great, who was said to have had a mystical experience there.
John Manley
A very good first question with sensible options, well done, keep them coming.
Julie Allen
Isolated ? If you don't count the 30 or so hotels and retreats. Like many beautiful and unusual places on earth it will be ruined because people want to see it in person.
Joris van Pelt
The ‘Ithaca’ of Egypt.. Siwa Oasis has a soul as mystic and kind as you may imagine
“As you set out for Ithaca
hope that your journey is a long one,
full of adventure, full of discovery.”