Marāqī - Marāqī

Adrār Amillāl, limestone witness mountain in el-Marāqī
el-Marāqī · ‏المراقي‎
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Marāqī

El-Maraqi (also el-Maraki or el-Maragi, Arabic:المراقي‎, al-Marāqī) denotes a fertile region in the western part of the valley Siwa between Lake Siwa and Lake Marāqī, about 30 kilometers from the city Siwa.

background

Within this area are the three hamlets Chamīsa, Mixed candidate and Bahī ed-Dīn. In 1979 there were 1000 inhabitants here, in 1998 there were around 1000 inhabitants alone Bahī ed-Dīn counted. The census shows 1,161 inhabitants for 2006.[1] Its inhabitants are settled Shihaibat Bedouins.[2]

The region is one of the most fertile in the whole valley.

The area was already densely populated in Greco-Roman times. Visible signs are the numerous graves in the limestone mountain ranges.

Also the Arab historian el-Maqrīzī (1364–1442) reported in his history al-Khiṭaṭ about this settlement, which he called el-Marāqīya. Accordingly, it is a city on the border with the Libyan Pentapolis. The distance from el-Marāqī to Siwa (Santarīya) is two barīdthat's 24 miles or 39 kilometers. The fertile land with its numerous springs and gardens allows high quality fruits such as olives, emmer and rice to flourish. In the year 922 (in the month of Shawwāl 304 AH) the residents left the country for Alexandria after being attacked by the Barqa Bedouins.

In the 1950s, the Egyptian government tried to develop land here again and to drill wells. The attempt was abandoned unsuccessfully.

The area is located in the area between Lake Siwa in the east and Lake Marāqī in the west.

Lake Siwa has three exposed places: these are the peninsula on the north side Taghāghīn, on the south side the now silted island Faṭnās and in the west one of the most impressive limestone cliffs, the Qārat [Sīdī] Gaʿfir (also el-Gebel el-Beiḍāʾ, in Sivish Adrār Amillāl, the White rocks), also on a peninsula, followed by Gebel er-Rum (the Greek rock, in Sivish Adrār Azugāgh, the Red rocks) about one and a half kilometers away in a north-westerly direction.

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Tourist Attractions

In this region there are numerous tombs and a temple from Greco-Roman times.

activities

A hike through the palm gardens, past various springs, is worthwhile.

kitchen

There are restaurants in the nearby town Siwa.

accommodation

Accommodation is available in the nearby town Siwa. The hotels or ecolodges located in the area of ​​Lake Siwa Taghaghien Island Resort, Taziry and Adrère Amellal Ecolodge Hotel are under Siwa listed.

trips

Visiting the region can be done with the Bilād er-Rūm connect.

literature

  • Fakhry, Ahmed: Siwa Oasis. Cairo: The American Univ. in Cairo Pr., 1973, The oases of Egypt; 1, ISBN 978-977-424-123-9 (Reprint), pp. 127-129.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑Population according to the 2006 Egyptian census, accessed June 3, 2014.
  2. ↑Bliss, Frank: Siwa - the oasis of the sun god: Living in an Egyptian oasis from the Middle Ages to the present day. Bonn: Political Working Group Schools (PAS), 1998, Contributions to cultural studies; 18th, ISBN 978-3-921876-21-3 (Pb), ISBN 978-3-921876-22-0 (Linen), p. 35.
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