Lake Zeitun

views from the Temple Oracle at Siwa Oasis , Egypt

The village of Aghurmi beneath the temple , the palm tree fields and the Lake Zeitun ( Birket Zeitun) at the East

Egypt- Sahara A Salt Story from the beautiful oasis Siwa - The spice of their life...

This is a video with beautiful photos of salt extraction from the Siwa salt lakes. It's a breathtaking landscape of deep blue and white salt lakes surrounded by golden dunes and big limestone mountains situated in a huge saline depression in the desert. The salt has been used for hundreds of years for building Siwan houses with kerchief (mix from sand, salt and clay). The salt today still is used as building material for traditional houses (and some eco hotels), as well as for furniture, for creation of salt lamps, for spicing and food conservation and for wellness treatments in floating tanks. The pictures here show the salt extraction for the floating tanks and wellness, they are not about the salt mining. This will be another story. It is also exported to Italy and elsewhere in big blocks. The oasis of Siwa is surrounded by three huge salt lakes, that are supplied with freshwater from underground springs. These springs supply water that is believed to have been underground for 30,000 to 50,000 years.The lakes and the marshland around them are also well known as bird watching paradises. If you love Egypt, read more on This was former the web address egyptdelights as it is still written in the video, but the domain has changed. I am the owner of this film!

Walking inside the Oracle Temple at Siwa Oasis , Egypt

Fascinating to be in the same space and rooms where Alexander the Great walked to meet the Priests of Amun and ask them a couple of questions: a) whether he was the son of Zeus b) whether he will conquer the known World. Whatever were the answers (which Alexander the Great never disclosed) , he did in deed conquered the known World !!!

Amun Oracle in Siwa Oasis. Views from the oracle

This is a short video taken from Amun Oracle in Siwa Oasis. The oasis can be seen surrounding the oracle and lake birket Zeitun in the east as well as the Great Sand Sea in the far distance.

The Siwa Oasis: A Culture Built on Salt

This short documentary offers a glimpse of the stunning landscapes of the Siwa Oasis through one of its lesser known resources. The salt harvested from the lakes has traditionally been used not only for preserving and cooking food, but for construction as well.

Producers
Bassem Khalifa
Mariam Taher
Faris Hassanein
Mohamed Elabd

Starring
Mohamed Elabd
Faris Hassanein

Director
Ahmed Elabd

Camera
Ahmed Elabd
Douaa Fatfat
Kareem Youssef

Sound Operator
Adham Zidan
Galal Zekri Chatila

Editor
Reem adel
Ahmed Elabd

Original Music by
Cherif el masri

Sound engineering
Adham zidan

Made with support from:
International Media Support

Amun Oracle in Siwa Oasis. Views from the oracle

This is a short video taken from Amun Oracle in Siwa Oasis. The oasis can be seen surrounding the oracle, the two lakes (birket Siwa in the west and birket Zeitun in the east)as well as the Aghurmi the eastern part of town and the mountain of Jebel Dhakour

Driving on the land strip that splits Zeitun Lake ( Birket Zeitun) on the east side of Siwa Oasis

The land strip was constructed in 1992

Eastward views from the highest point of Shali in the middle of Siwa Town

Excellent views of the Mountain of the Dead , the eastern part of the old town of Shali and Zeitun lake ( Birket Zeitun) ( one of the two large lakes of Siwa) . Also most of Siwa town on the east side

Panoramic views from the Mountain of the Dead at Siwa Oasis , Egypt

the two major lakes , east and west of Siwa , are clearly visible as well as the other major landmarks of the Oasis ( Temple Oracle and Shali Fortress )

360 degrees views of Lake Zeitun from the land strip corridor that splits it in two halves

This land strip was constructed in 1992. Note the near perfect reflection of the calm water. Location: East of Siwa Oasis, Egypt

Egype _ Salt field _ Siwa oasis

A salt lake being dried-up in Siwa oasis in Egypt. I liked the sound of footsteps.

High salt deposits on the water reservoirs of Birket Zeitun, Siwa Oasis

A lot of the salt is collected ,processed and exported industrially

Turquoise blue and clear waters that beat any beach in the Tropics

Sissy , Donna and Sam enjoy the clarity and the extreme buoyancy (due to high salt content) of Lake Ausaf (if spelled correctly) and is one of the lakes east of Siwa Oasis. Adjust the setting on the video to 2160 ( see the cogwheel sign on the right corner below the video) to see better the clarity and the quality of the water

Eastern Views from the Peak of Jebel Darkur, Siwa Oasis

Birket Zeitun and the fields on the eastern and south part of Siwa Oasis as well as views of the Great Sand Sea

Reversible Reactions

062 - Reversible Reactions

In this video Paul Andersen describes how reversible reactions achieve equilibrium as reactants are converted to products and products are converted to reactants. A model shows how forward reaction rates and reverse reactions rates approach equality at equilibrium. Physical, chemical, biological, and ecological examples of reversible reactions are included.

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Music Attribution
Title: String Theory
Artist: Herman Jolly


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