Siwans
Lands
the oases of Siwa and El-Gara in Egypt's Western Desert, near the border with Libya
Countries Egypt
Facts 3
Land
Siwa is the easternmost outpost of Tamazgha, the lands traditionally home to Amazigh peoples.
Source: CNRS Éditions (OpenEdition Books), Siwa, the Berber oasis where cultures cross (An Atlas of Contemporary Egypt, 2023) (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Today
A sense of Berber belonging has revived in Siwa this century; a letter of the Tifinagh alphabet, the Amazigh symbol, now names a bazaar below old Shali.
Source: CNRS Éditions (OpenEdition Books), Siwa, the Berber oasis where cultures cross (An Atlas of Contemporary Egypt, 2023) (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Ten Siwan tribes speak Siwi, an eastern Amazigh (Berber) language, in the oases of Siwa and El-Gara.
Source: CNRS Éditions (OpenEdition Books), Siwa, the Berber oasis where cultures cross (An Atlas of Contemporary Egypt, 2023) (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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