Saltwater Lakes in Siwa Oasis, Egypt Have Such a High Concentration of Salt That Makes It Impossible to Sink. Some places are so stunning and unique that they can grab anybody's attention in an ...

It is that purity that is Siwa's chief advantage and its greatest problem. The royal visitors drew huge attention to the oasis, which lies less that 20 miles from the Libyan border.

Siwa is the archetypal oasis where fresh springs give life to olive trees and date palms. Here, ... where sulphurous water bubbles in a pool and runs off to irrigate a garden.

The drought of Siwa Oasis’ Fatnas Lake – known as the sunset lake – has recently stirred controversy among its local residents with the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources announcing ...

Siwa is situated around 562 km from Cairo, which is famous for its salt lakes, and is a highly-recommended tourist spot here. Here, even if you don’t know how to swim, you will be able to take a ...

Did you know that there are some bodies of water that you can’t drown in, even if you can’t swim? Siwa Oasis [zingbing] T Temi Iwalaiye Follow; Water bodies with a high salt content make it ...

SIWA, Egypt (CNN) -- A remote Egyptian oasis, ... But the water level of lakes is rising as more deep wells are drilled into the aquifer and the run-off drains into the saline lakes.