Bawiti
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About Bawiti and its history
The main town of Bahariya Oasis in the Western Desert, surrounded by palm groves and natural springs.
El-Bawiti (Arabic: الباويطي, al-Bāwīṭī, from Coptic: ⲡⲁⲩⲏⲧ, lit. 'assembly, monastery') is a town in the Western desert in Egypt. With 15,978 inhabitants, it is the largest settlement in the Bahariya Oasis.
The tombs of Qarat Qasr Salim hill
On a low ridge overlooking El-Bawiti are a pair of nicely decorated underground tombs of the 26th Dynasty, a high time in Bahariya Oasis. The tombs, belonging to the wealthy local merchants Zed-Amun-ef-Ankh and his son Banentiu, have an inner court with 4 columns and up to 7 side chambers.
The tomb of Zed-Amun-ef-Ankh has colorful pictures of the gods carrying out the mortuary rituals. The ceiling is painted with a starry sky. The columns of the tomb of Banentiu are painted with images of deities and the ceiling has a winged sun-disk. The walls by the entrance show the journeys of the Moon and the Sun.
Information source: Wikipedia · rewritten and edited by Maalem; available under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Location
- Bahariya Oasis, Egypt
- Coordinates
- 28.3486, 28.8656
- Category
- Districts, Streets & Markets
