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the efforts of all residents of Siwa Oasis and Matruh Governorate to send all the food
they needed, given the political events that exposed during the Libyan revolution.
5 Economic Activities in Oases
5.1 Agriculture
Winter and summer seasons differ in the level of groundwater used for irrigation as
a result of evaporation that occurs during irrigation. Winter crops are such as wheat,
bean, tomatoes and potatoes and summer crops are such as rice, corn, dates, citrus, and
mango.
The economic activity in the oasis community is based on agriculture and the
strength of date palm cultivation. Therefore, multiple factories focus on preserving
and exporting dates, such as the palm factory in the village of Al-Zabu with an area
of 12 acres at the cost of 2 million Egyptian pounds and which produces 5 tons per
day.
Another important product is apricot, which is usually dried in farmyard ovens
for preservation and storage. Apricot production has a capacity of 10 million
Egyptian pounds per season. There is a date factory in a village called Mendisha.
The oasis also depends on the planting and cultivation of olives, oranges and
tangerines. Olive cultivation is also the main activity there, as well as apiaries of
natural honey bee which uniquely characterizes this oasis from the rest of the others.
Moreover, there is a growing proportion of the citrus cultivation precisely because
of the high rates of salinity in irrigation water.
All the oases depend on the livestock and its variety (camels, sheep, goats), which
provide safe meat and reduces imported one. Bahariya Oasis is distinguished by its
kind Barqi, because it is from the city of Barqa in Libya. It has a particular taste and
differs from those in the Delta. Also, a large proportion of hybrid cows have been
adapted to desert’s dry climate.
There are projects to support raising animal for industrial insemination and local
breeds and genetic improvement to increase production efficiency. There are more
than 60 thousand heads of cows and the same number of goats and about 100 thousand
camels. There are also projects for oasis raising chickens.
5.2 Mining
The people in the oases need factories to extract salt from the bottom of lakes.
This is especially the case in Siwa Oasis, where the largest salt mines in the area
of Abu Shroff was discovered. Such lakes result in an increase in the level of salt
S. H. I. Mohamed
the efforts of all residents of Siwa Oasis and Matruh Governorate to send all the food
they needed, given the political events that exposed during the Libyan revolution.
5 Economic Activities in Oases
5.1 Agriculture
Winter and summer seasons differ in the level of groundwater used for irrigation as
a result of evaporation that occurs during irrigation. Winter crops are such as wheat,
bean, tomatoes and potatoes and summer crops are such as rice, corn, dates, citrus, and
mango.
The economic activity in the oasis community is based on agriculture and the
strength of date palm cultivation. Therefore, multiple factories focus on preserving
and exporting dates, such as the palm factory in the village of Al-Zabu with an area
of 12 acres at the cost of 2 million Egyptian pounds and which produces 5 tons per
day.
Another important product is apricot, which is usually dried in farmyard ovens
for preservation and storage. Apricot production has a capacity of 10 million
Egyptian pounds per season. There is a date factory in a village called Mendisha.
The oasis also depends on the planting and cultivation of olives, oranges and
tangerines. Olive cultivation is also the main activity there, as well as apiaries of
natural honey bee which uniquely characterizes this oasis from the rest of the others.
Moreover, there is a growing proportion of the citrus cultivation precisely because
of the high rates of salinity in irrigation water.
All the oases depend on the livestock and its variety (camels, sheep, goats), which
provide safe meat and reduces imported one. Bahariya Oasis is distinguished by its
kind Barqi, because it is from the city of Barqa in Libya. It has a particular taste and
differs from those in the Delta. Also, a large proportion of hybrid cows have been
adapted to desert’s dry climate.
There are projects to support raising animal for industrial insemination and local
breeds and genetic improvement to increase production efficiency. There are more
than 60 thousand heads of cows and the same number of goats and about 100 thousand
camels. There are also projects for oasis raising chickens.
5.2 Mining
The people in the oases need factories to extract salt from the bottom of lakes.
This is especially the case in Siwa Oasis, where the largest salt mines in the area
of Abu Shroff was discovered. Such lakes result in an increase in the level of salt