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Temple of Um Ubaida | Temple of Amun Ra in Siwa Oasis

  • 05 16, 2023

Temple of Um Ubaida

Siwa is the westernmost Oasis in the Egyptian desert, only 30 kilometers far from the Libyan borders in the heart of the great sand sea. 

Temple of Amun Ra in Siwa Oasis

The Temple of Amon or also known as the Temple of Umm Ubayd constructed during the 30th dynasty, only a wall decorated with bas-reliefs and a gigantic pile of ruins remains. The temple was built by Nectanebo II.

The Temple of Amun is one of the oldest temples in the world, it is located 4 kilometers east of the current city of Siwa during the reign of the Thirtieth Dynasty by "Nectanebo II"

Unfortunately, one of the high officials 1897 blew the temple up to use its stones to build a staircase for the police station and a house. All that remains are ruins of broken stones and inscriptions in the Greek language, mostly written by travelers in ancient times.

 

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This is one of the most famous monuments to the god Amun, built during the XXVIth dynasty, in the 6th century BC, on the Agurmi plateau. Siwa is the westernmost oasis in the Egyptian desert, located just 30 kilometers from the Libyan border, in the heart of a vast sea of sand. The Temple of Amun, also known as the Temple of Umm Ubaid, was built during the 30th Dynasty. All that remains is a wall decorated with bas-reliefs and a huge pile of ruins. The temple was built by Nektanebo II. The Temple of Amun is one of the oldest temples in the world. It was built 4 kilometers east of the modern city of Siwa during the reign of the thirtieth dynasty of Nektanebo II.

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