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Gouvernement Matruh

Archäologische Stätten im Gouvernement Matruh

Ancient Sites & Ruins

This collection spans the archaeological landscape of the Matrouh Governorate, from the deep Sahara to the Mediterranean coastline. In Siwa Oasis, explore the 13th-century mud-brick Fort of Shali and the Temple of Amun, where Alexander the Great consulted the famous oracle. Along the coast, the ruins of Leucaspis and the Pharos of Abusir reveal the region's Greco-Roman maritime history, while the fortress at Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham marks the western frontier of the Ramesside Empire.

Ancient Sites & Ruins — Karte
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Fort of Shali

A 13th-century defensive stronghold built from kershef, a traditional Siwan material of salt-enriched mud and clay. The labyrinthine ruins once protected the local population from nomadic raids until heavy rainfall in 1926 caused the organic structures to erode.
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Temple of Amun

The Siwa oracle had such power that kings sent armies to destroy it - and didn't succeed. Visit its ruins and the nearby village.
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Abusir

Abusir is a seaside town on the shore of Lake Mariout on the western extremity of Egypt's Nile delta.
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Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham

Zawyet Umm El Rakham is an archaeological site located on the North coast of Egypt 20 km to the west of Marsa Matruh, and about 300 km to…
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Leucaspis town ruins

Marina, also Marina El Alamein, ancient Leukaspis or Antiphrae, is an upscale resort town catering mainly to the Egyptian elite.
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Marina el-Alamein

Marina, also Marina El Alamein, ancient Leukaspis or Antiphrae, is an upscale resort town catering mainly to the Egyptian upper class.
Fort of Shali
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Temple of Amun
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Abusir

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