Temple of Amun in Siwa “Temple of Predictions”

The Siwa Oasis in Matruh Governorate is the vibrant green spot in the middle of the arid desert. Still, Siwa is not only a place where nature can sing the most beautiful melodies, but it is also a rich tourist destination. The most important archaeological monuments, most notably the temple of Ammon, which was the centre of the worship of Amun, the idol of the Egyptians and the Greeks at that time ……

Among the countless temples in Egypt is the Amun temple at the Siwa Oasis. It is one of the most important monuments built during the 26th Dynasty in the sixth century before the birth of Jesus Christ. This temple is located on the plateau of Agurmi, Meters from the earth’s surface, and can see the entire oasis of Siwa, its salty lakes, palm groves and olives surrounded by it, and other archaeological sites, the mountains of the second layer of the temple …..

Amon Temple is located 4 km east of the city of Siwa, and the temple of Amun has been called a lot of titles, the most famous of which are: Temple of Predictions, Temple of Alexander the Great, Temple of Obeid, Temple of Revelation …….

In the ancient world, the temple of Ammon was of great importance and fame, especially after the visit of Alexander the Great to him immediately after the conquest of Egypt, in 331 before the birth of Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, and the reason for the temple of predictions that “Alexander the Great” went to the famous Greek sage whose name was ” Amun, “who lived in the temple, and asked him,” Shall I judge the world? “, Answered the fortune-teller: Yes but not for a long time, and indeed achieved prophecy.

The temple of Amun in Siywa consists of three parts: the main temple, the governor’s palace, and the guards’ wing, as well as many accessories such as the Holy Well, a chapel, rooms for the priests of the temple and a hall constructed to receive Alexander the Great ……

The temple of Amun in Siywa was once connected to another temple called the Temple of Revelation by a corridor, where the temple has its lobby and a huge front yard. The two temples were dedicated to the worship of the Amun and the rites of the temple. Still, much of the temple was destroyed with regret at the end of the ninth century Ten when the governor of Siwa beat the temple with gunpowder to use stones to construct several buildings in the city …

The temple has undergone a lot of changes resulting from the succession of civilizations. It has passed through the Pharaonic era, the Greek era, the Roman era until the era of Islam …

The phenomenon is called “spring equinox,” where the sun turns on the temple twice a year, the spring and autumn equinox, where meteorology observes the only day of the year that equates the night and the day, and then After 90 days, the shortest day of the year occurs and 90 days later, the longest day of the year occurs.