{"id":622233,"date":"2018-11-29T04:41:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T04:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/11\/29\/restoring-siwas-13th-century-shali-village\/"},"modified":"2018-11-29T04:41:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T04:41:40","slug":"restoring-siwas-13th-century-shali-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/11\/29\/restoring-siwas-13th-century-shali-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Restoring Siwa\u2019s 13th century Shali village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Restoring Siwa\u2019s 13th century Shali village: <\/strong>The Egyptian government has recently launched a UN-backed initiative to restore and preserve the Siwa Oasis <a href=\"http:\/\/www.siwa-oasis.it\/shali.html\">village of Shali<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2018\/11\/egypt-restore-shali-village-sawi-oasis-boost-economy.html\">according to Al-Monitor<\/a>. The plan, <a href=\"http:\/\/weekly.ahram.org.eg\/News\/25601.aspx\">announced in mid-October<\/a>, aims to position the village as a central feature of Siwa Oasis\u2019 touristic appeal and capitalize on Siwa\u2019s potential as an eco-tourism hub. The village endured a three-day rainstorm in 1926 that severely damaged its structures, which were made of the Siwan rock-salt-clay mixture known as \u2018kershef\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ojXAVilQiNM&feature=youtu.be\">watch, runtime 2:47<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restoring Siwa\u2019s 13th century Shali village: The Egyptian government has recently launched a UN-backed initiative to restore and preserve the Siwa Oasis village of Shali, according to Al-Monitor. 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