It is one of the strangest – and most fascinating – tales of my time in Dalmatia. A number of people on Hvar who were born in the desert in Egypt.
And not just Hvar, but from the wider Dalmatian region. The unreal story of El Shatt in the Sinai desert.
Learn more in the latest episode from the Paul Bradbury Croatia Expert channel.
As one of the few people to write about El Shatt in English over the years, I have had some rather unusual and fascinating correspondence on the subject. This included an email from the son of a British soldier and Yugoslav woman who had found love in the desert. the only one that I can find now is this rather fascinating article from the grandson of a British soldier, with some rather cool correspondence dating back 80 years. Read more in El Shatt: British Soldier Grandson Looking for George Makiedo Descendents.
With thanks (and watch for the full story) to the Croatian State Archives for this amazing documentary, below.
Were you in El Shatt or have relatives who were there or were born there? It could make for an interesting mini-series on TCN, so if you have an interesting story to tell from this unusual period in Croatian history, please contact [email protected] Subject El Shatt.
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