ʿAin āfī - ʿAin Ṣāfī

ʿAin āfī

ʿAin āfī · ‏عين صافي‎

Governorate

Maṭrūḥ

Residents

200 ()

height

−17 m

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location

ʿAin āfī

'Ain Safi (Arabic:عين صافي‎, ʿAin Ṣafī) is the residence of around 200 Schiheibāt nomads (شهيباط‎, Shihaibāṭ) in the southeast of the city Siwa, about 5 kilometers southeast of ez-timeun.^[1]

background

25 families belonging to the Schiheibāt tribe from the area of Marsa Matruh were settled here in the 1980s. Originally they lived in tents, but today in permanent accommodation. One of their branches of business is carpet manufacture.

The villagers get their water from a fresh water source, the ʿAin Ṣāfī.

getting there

For the journey one can use the asphalt road from Siwa over the Zeitūn lake to ʿAin Ṣāfī. You have to explore the village on foot.

Tourist Attractions

View of the village

The village is well worth a visit.

kitchen

There are restaurants in the nearby town Siwa. There is also a small rest area in Abū Schurūf at the source lake.

accommodation

Accommodation is available in the nearby town Siwa.

trips

The visit to the archaeological site can be combined with the ʿAin Qureishat, Abū Schurūf, ez-timeun and Abū el-ʿAuwāf connect.

Individual evidence

↑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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[bliss-1] 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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