⛏️ 1. Siwa Oasis — Western Desert

Location: ~600 km west of Cairo, near Libyan border. Geological formation: Miocene halite deposits, formed when an arm of the Tethys Sea evaporated 5-23 million years ago.

NaCl purity: 97-99% on the natural mined product, naturally low Ca + Mg + Fe contamination.

Mined as crystalline halite, washed + screened on-site, trucked to Alexandria or Damietta loading berths (~600-700 km, 2-day truck journey).

Powers our Egyptian Bulk Rock Salt — Mine Grade and the bulk industrial / chlor-alkali grades.

⛏️ 2. Qattara Depression — Western Desert (lowest point in Africa)

Location: ~300 km west of Cairo. The Qattara is a 19,500 km² depression sitting 133 m below sea level — one of the world's largest natural salt-rich depressions.

NaCl purity: 97%+ (similar Miocene origin to Siwa). Slightly higher trace mineral content gives Qattara salt a marginally different crystal habit.

Shipped via Alexandria (~300 km road) or El-Dekheila bulk berth.

⚓ 3. Bardawil Lagoon — North Sinai coast

Location: A 165 km long, narrow lagoon along the Mediterranean coast east of Port Said. The lagoon's narrow connection to the Mediterranean allows controlled solar evaporation — one of the world's purest natural sea-salt environments.

NaCl purity: 95-97% on the raw harvest, 97-99% on washed product, 99.5%+ on vacuum-evaporated.

Loaded at Al-Arish (EGEAR) for smaller vessels or trucked to Port Said East (EGPSE) for container + breakbulk. Powers our Sinai Salt brand.

✦ 4. North Sinai (El-Arish solar pans)

Location: Coastal pans east of El-Arish city, fed directly from the Mediterranean. Solar-evaporated in covered pans for purity control.

NaCl purity: Similar to Bardawil. Slightly higher seasonal variation (Bardawil is more buffered).

Loaded at Al-Arish or Port Said East.

⚓ 5. Red Sea coast (Ain Sokhna and Safaga area)

Location: Egyptian Red Sea coast. Higher salinity than Mediterranean (41 vs 38 g/kg) gives slightly higher yield per evaporation cycle and a denser crystal.

NaCl purity: 95-97% on raw, similar processing options to Mediterranean. Higher trace mineral content (slightly more bromide, magnesium) gives Red Sea salt a distinct profile prized by some specialty food / cosmetic buyers.

Loaded at Ain Sokhna (EGSOK) or Safaga.

For importers needing to verify Egyptian origin (for EUR1, COO, FTA preference, or carbon-footprint reporting), our document set includes:

This chain is accepted by EU CBAM importers, US Customs HS verification, GCC SASO authentication, and the major reinsurance markets.

Pick the source type for your application:

• Bulk Sea Salt Wholesale — Bardawil + North Sinai + Red Sea
• Bulk Rock Salt Wholesale — Siwa + Qattara

Or submit an RFQ and we'll match origin to your spec + destination + delivery window.