al-Mawta mountain — Attraction in Matruh

The Mountain of the Dead is located 2 kilometers from the Siwa area of ​​Marsa Matrouh Governorate, and it was discovered by chance in 1944 during World War II when the people of Siwa sought refuge in the mountain, so they discovered the tombs in it. This mountain is distinguished by its amazing appearance. From the bottom to the top, there are tombs for the dead carved in the form of a beehive of stone in the form of regular and successive rows in a geometric shape similar to the shape of the ancient oasis. The history of this ancient cemetery dates back to the 26th Dynasty and extends to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras. These tombs combine ancient Egyptian and Greek art in their design, and this fusion arose as a result of the mixing of cultures. Some of these tombs are located at a great depth, and each tomb is a vestibule in a rectangular shape that ends in a wide square courtyard, and this courtyard branches out from it a group of openings dedicated to placing the dead. He lived in Siwa and was buried there according to that religion, and that cemetery was well preserved. This cemetery has a group of prominent inscriptions and includes a drawing representing the gods Nat while standing under the sycamore tree. Then another cemetery called the crocodile cemetery was named after the drawings engraved on it. It is a yellow crocodile that represents the god Sobek. It consists of three rooms, and the owner of this tomb has not been identified yet. And another cemetery called Thiber Bathot, which is decorated with charming drawings and engravings dyed in the red color that dominates the pottery used in Siwa until now. In that cemetery lies a stone coffin placed on the floor of the burial room. By climbing to the top of the mountain, wonderful views of the beauty and attractiveness of Siwa Oasis, which were formed in All of them are many, many features and treasures of the...

The Mountain of the Dead is located 2 km from the area of Siwa of Marsa Matrouh province and was discovered by accident in 1944 during the Second World War when the people of Siwa resorted to sheltering in the mountain and discovered the tombs in it, which is a conical mountain with a height of 50 meters and consists of limea soil and is This mountain is characterized by its strange view from below to above is the tombs of the dead carved in the form of a beehive of stone in the form of regular rows and successive geometrically similar to the shape of the ancient oasis. This ancient cowardly tomb dates back to the 26th dynasty and extends to the Ptolemaic and Roman times, and these tombs combine ancient Egyptian and Greek art and this integration arose as a result of the mixing of cultures. Some of these tombs are located at great depth and each cemetery is a rectangular vestibule that ends up in a large square courtyard and this courtyard is branched out by a set of openings dedicated to the status of the dead. He lived in Siwa and was buried there according to that religion and the cemetery was well preserved. This cemetery has a series of prominent inscriptions and includes a drawing representing the gods Nat standing under the sycamore tree. It consists of three rooms and the owner of this cemetery has not yet been identified. Another cemetery, Theber Pathot, is decorated with charming drawings and inscriptions dyed in red, which dominates the crockery used in Siwa until now and lies in that cemetery a stone coffin placed on the floor of the burial chamber. Siwa, which has formed in its entirety many and many landmarks and treasures...

It is a conical mountain with a height of 50 meters and consists of calcareous soil and serves as an ancient cemetery.[1] Old. The history of this ancient cemetery dates back to the 26th Dynasty and extends to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras. These tombs combine ancient Egyptian and Greek art in their design, and this fusion arose as a result of the mixing of cultures. Some of these tombs are located at a great depth, and each tomb is a rectangular vestibule that ends in a wide square courtyard, and this courtyard branches out from a group of openings intended for...