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The Best Attractions In Mersa Matruh

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Mersa Matruh is a port in Egypt, capital of Matrouh Governorate. It is 240 km west of Alexandria and 222 km from Sallum on the main highway from the Nile Delta to the Libyan border. Another highway leads south from the town, toward the Western Desert and Siwa Oasis and Bahariya Oasis. In ancient Egypt and during the reign of Alexander the Great, the city was known as Amunia. In the Ptolemaic Kingdom and later during the Byzantine Empire, it was known as Paraitónion , and during the Roman Empire, it was called Paraetonium in Latin. As a British military base during World War II, several battles were fought around its environs as the German Afrika Korps...
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    Mersa Matruh is a port in Egypt, capital of Matrouh Governorate. It is 240 km west of Alexandria and 222 km from Sallum on the main highway from the Nile Delta to the Libyan border. Another highway leads south from the town, toward the Western Desert and Siwa Oasis and Bahariya Oasis. In ancient Egypt and during the reign of Alexander the Great, the city was known as Amunia. In the Ptolemaic Kingdom and later during the Byzantine Empire, it was known as Paraitónion , and during the Roman Empire, it was called Paraetonium in Latin. As a British military base during World War II, several battles were fought around its environs as the German Afrika Korps attempted to capture the port. It fell to the Germans during the Battle of Mersa Matruh, but was recaptured following the Second Battle of ...
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