The salt architecture in Siwa oasis – Egypt (XII–XX centuries)
Introduction. Siwa oasis is the northernmost of the five oasis of the western Egyptian desert. It is sited 120. km east of the Libyan border and 300 km south of the Mediterranean coast.. The oasis extends in east–west direction along a depression 17 m below the sea level bordered north and west by the rocky hills of the El Diffa Plateau, …