The Mountain of the Dead or Gebel al-Mawta is a hill near the village of Siwa which is honeycombed with many tombs from the the Ptolemaic and Roman periods (3rd century BC - 2nd century AD). Most tombs have been heavily damaged, but a few are in a good state and some have wall paintings

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01 Siwan men on staircase
02 Siwan men on staircase
03 Mountain of the Dead
04 Gebel al-Mawta
05 Mountain of the Dead
06 Gebel al-Mawta
07 Tomb
08 Mountain of the Dead
09 Gebel al-Mawta
10 Tomb
11 Tombs and view of Siwa
12 Tomb wall painting
13 Tomb
14 Mountain of the Dead
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