Acacia tree Details

Description :

In the deserts of Halayeb, Shalateen, and Marsa Alam, south of the Red Sea, a tree called "Acacia" grows. It is one of the most famous trees that grow in the region.

The acacia tree, or acacia as it is called, is one of the perennial trees that grow in the floodplains of the eastern desert, as it forms an environment of a special nature.
- This tree was one of the sacred trees of the Pharaohs, and it was called the sacred tree of Isis, and Pharaonic drawings were made of it on the walls of one of the tombs.
- It is a source of protection and food for many living creatures in the desert, and uses it for food, and many living creatures feed on its leaves, including sheep, goats, and camels.
- The Pharaohs called it the sacred tree of Isis, and it was called "Shendt" and it was distorted until it was pronounced "Acacia".

• - Monitoring pharaonic drawings inside the tomb of King Thutmose III that he is breastfeeding from Isis, which is in the shape of an acacia tree.
• - The people of the tribes call it the least of the shepherd's house, because when he moves between the mountain valleys in search of grass for their sheep and camels, he takes shade and resides under them.
  - It is spread in most of the mountain valleys in the desert of Halayeb, Shalatin and Marsa Alam, but its abundance forms a picturesque landscape in Wadi Edib, which is the largest valley of Jebel Elba, in which torrential waters gather from all the surrounding valleys.