1- Shali: Shali in the siwan language means "town", sometimes also it is called the citadel. It was buit in 1203 to protect the siwans from attacks. It is built from "karsheif" which is mainly from the local salty soil in Siwa. It was partially destroyed in 3 days heavy rain in 1926 (see my article about siwa containing 3 photos for Shali 1923 and 2007 to compare). Shali used to have one main gate that closes ... (more)

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