Siwa Live

Sunday, July 28, 2019

Photo Album: Saidi Baker Makes Bread Overnight In Siwa Oasis

A "Saidi" Baker makes and sells bread overnight in the market of Siwa.
The Oasis is considered as one of the rich areas in Egypt. So workers from other parts of the country usually migrate to Siwa for work opportunities.
"Seidi" people are called the Egyptians who come from Upper Egypt, that is the areas around the big cities of Asyut, Sohag, Minya up to Luxor and Aswan.
Siwa Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt, 28 July 2019.

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Astrophotography: Siwa Summer 2019

The #MilkyWay galaxy over Dakrour mountain in #Siwa Oasis, #Egypt as shot on 23 July 2019, at 23:00 local time. The area around the mountain is inhabited causing the glare on the the right bottom side.

Video: Siwa Oasis: Milky Way over Adrar Al Milal as the moon is rising

Timelapse: Siwa Oasis: The movement of the Milky Way - Galaxy over the mountain "Adrar Al Milal" and the change of the light during moon rising in the night of 25 July 2019, Western Desert, Egypt. Note: Watch the meteors on 00:03 and 00:04.

The #MilkyWay galaxy setting over Adrar al-Milal (White Mountain) in #SiwaOasis, Western Desert, #Egypt on 27 June 2019.

The #MilkyWay galaxy over Dakrour mountain in #Siwa Oasis, #Egypt as shot on 23 July 2019, at 23:00 local time.

The #MilkyWay galaxy over Dakrour mountain in #Siwa Oasis, #Egypt as shot on 23 July 2019, at 23:00 local time.

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

The end of Ramadan in Siwa oasis

Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month culminates with the Eid al-Fitr celebration. The night before Eid people rush in the local market to buy new shoes, get their gelebias from the Laundry and purchase food for the festive table. Eid Seid.🌹🌹
Siwa, Western Desert Egypt, 5 June 2019.

Translation in Greek:
Ο μήνας του Ραμαζανιού κορυφώνεται με γιορτές και πενθήμερη αργία. Την νύχτα που πέρασε οι δρόμοι γέμισαν με κόσμο που βγήκε στην αγορά να αγοράσει παπούτσια και να πάρει τις κάτασπρες κελεμπίες από το καθαριστήριο, αναγκαίο εισιτήριο για να συμμετέχει κάποιος ισάξια στη γιορτή. Σίβα 5 Ιουνίου 2019.
عيد سعيد

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Daily life: The busy Siwa bazaar

Daily life: The busy bazaar of Siwa oasis.
Siwa, Western Desert, Egypt, 23 March 2019.

Addition: Scene in the Friday's Bazaar, 19 July 2019.
#Siwa Oasis, Western Desert #Egypt.

The pale look of the sun during a Khamsin sandstorm

Sun looks pale over the melted village Shali of Siwa oasis during today's sandstorm.
Siwa, Western Desert, Egypt, 23 March 2019.

Saturday, March 9, 2019

Sirius, Orion and Taurus over Siwa salt lake

Sirius, Orion and Taurus seen over the salt lake of Siwa Oasis in Western Desert Egypt on 9 March 2019 at 21:40 UTC.

Friday, March 8, 2019

Η κατά Αρίσταρχον Νεύσις της σελήνης

Η νέα σελήνη - αύξων μηνίσκος - μας δείχνει την σκοτεινή πλευρά της ενώ η φωτεινή πλευρά, φωτίζει περιμετρικά τον δίσκο.

ΑΡΙΣΤΑΡΧΟΣ
"Όταν η σελήνη διχοτόμος ημίν
φαίνηται, νεύειν εις την ημετέραν
όψιν τον διορίζοντα το τε σκιερόν
και το λαμπρόν της σελήνης
μέγιστον κύκλον.."

Όαση της Σίβας 8 Μαρτίου 2019.

Η κατά Αρίσταρχον Νεύσις της σελήνης

Η κατά Αρίσταρχον Νεύσις της σελήνης

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Le printemps à Siwa

Blooming trees in the gardens

of the remote oasis in the middle of February.

Siwa, Western Desert, Egypt,16 February 2019.

UPDATE:
More pictures taken in Siwa on 16 February 2019. The location is near mountain Dakrour :

Thursday, February 14, 2019

The strange beauty of a sandstorm in Siwa

A sandstorm covers Siwa today creating an appealing atmosphere.
Siwa, Western Desert, Egypt, 14 February 2019.

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

The melted Siwa's village of Shali

Today I walked at the Siwa’s Shali Village which is under restoration.
It never rains in Siwa, but the Shali’s melted appearance is due to a three-day rainstorm in 1926 that caused many of the buildings in the Shali to collapse.
The damaged houses are made from the traditional building material named "Kershif", or salt mud with split palm-trunk roofs and earthern floors.
The ambitious European Union-funded conservation project of Shali village, located at the heart of the oasis, is set to be completed in 2020 . It aims at not only reviving the local economy of the site but also setting the location as a eco-tourism destination.
Siwa, Egypt 12 February 2019.

Monday, January 21, 2019

Super Blood Wolf Moon over Siwa Oasis

A rare lunar eclipse, the so called "Super Blood Wolf Moon" occurred in the sky of Siwa oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt at the dawn of 21 January 2019. All natural and synchronous sound. The resolution of the video is 4K

Video: Super Blood Wolf Moon over Siwa Oasis in Egypt

خسوف قمري نادر فوق واحة سيوة في مصر. هذه الظاهرة تسمى "قمر ذئب الدم الفائق" وقد لوحظ إجمالي خسوف القمر في واحة سيوة ، في الصحراء الغربية بمصر عند فجر 21 يناير 2019

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Portfolio: PhotoWorkshop in Siwa Oasis

"Amazing Photographs that reflect our inner depth. Feeling thankful to all the friends, participants & supporters of the workshop, for creating the space to share and express themselves, for your smiley encourage, your friendship, for the joy that was the target!
One of the "photographic-spirits" that came out in the Sufi Siyaha Festival-Siwa Oasis:PhotoWorkshop by Maro Kouri :
Τhrough the photographic process:
We come closer to the unknown
we photograph more often
we change the way we photograph
we connect with ourselfs
we connect with the people of the oasis & of the group
All photos were shot during the Sufi Siyaha Festival in Siwa Oasis in Egypt."
Maro Kouri. Facebook.com/MaroKouri