ʿAin Ṭabl Āmūn - ʿAin Ṭabl Āmūn

Old hamlet of ʿAin Ṭabl Āmūn
ʿAin Ṭabl Āmūn · ‏عين طبل آمون‎
GovernorateGīza
Residents170 (1980)
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ʿAin Ṭabl Āmūn

'Ain Tabl Amun (also Ain Tab-Lamun, Arabic:عين طبل آمون‎, ʿAin Ṭabl Āmūn, „Source of the drum of the Āmūn“) Is a hamlet in the egyptian Sink el-Ḥeiz South of el-Baḥrīya.

background

The hamlet is east of the trunk road to el-Farāfra. In 1980 about 170 inhabitants lived in it. About 200 palm trees grew on only 9 feddān (4 hectares) of land, and grain was also grown. The water was drawn from two "Roman", i.e. old, and five new sources.[1]

It is reported that a very bellicose king named Amun resided here, who used to summon his soldiers to a new battle with the war drum. The king should go out Siwa originate and came across el-Qaṣr here.[2]

Despite its seemingly ancient name, no archaeological remains have been found in or near ʿAin Ṭabl Āmūn.

getting there

The village can be reached via trunk road 10 from Bāwīṭī to el-Farafraby at 1 28 ° 1 '59 "N.28 ° 41 ′ 53 ″ E turns to the southeast. On the way to the hamlet ʿAin Ṭabl Āmūn, the hamlet is located 2 kilometers west of it ʿAin el-Gumʿa.

mobility

The main road through the village is paved. The rest are deadlocked sand tracks.

Tourist Attractions

The 1 old part of the hamlet(28 ° 2 ′ 10 ″ N.28 ° 44 ′ 3 ″ E), which is located in the east, is worth a visit. It is still partially inhabited to this day. The houses and walls were built from air-dried mud bricks. The houses were plastered inside and out, and the inside also whitewashed. The roof consisted of palm trunks on which palm branches were attached.

In the case of some destroyed houses, it can be seen that these houses were also decorated. The main colors used were brown and blue. Above a decorated ribbon there are depictions that were important to the residents, such as the pilgrimage to Mecca.

Alley in ʿAin Ṭabl Āmūn
Remains of an adobe house
Mural in an old house
Mural in an old house

kitchen

Restaurants can be found in el-Bāwīṭī.

accommodation

Accommodation is usually chosen in el-Bāwīṭī.

trips

The visit to the hamlet can be compared with that of other hamlets in el-Ḥeiz, especially from ʿAin Rīs, connect.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑Bliss, Frank: Oasis life: the Egyptian oases of Bahriya and Farafra in the past and present, Bonn, 2006, p. 49.
  2. ↑Bliss, Frank, loc. cit., P. 47.
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