Mersa Matruh (Arabic: مرسى مطروح), also transliterated as Marsa Matruh (Standard Arabic Marsā Maṭrūḥ, [ˈmæɾsæmɑtˤˈɾuːħ]), is a port in Egypt and the capital of Matrouh Governorate. It is located 240 km (150 mi) west of Alexandria and 222 km (138 mi) east of Sallum on the main highway from the Nile Delta to the Libyan border. The city is also accessible from the south via another highway running through the Western Desert towards Siwa Oasis and Bahariya Oasis.
Mersa Matruh was a major grain port under the Romans and a military base of the British Empire. During World War II, several battles were fought around its environs as the Italo-German Panzer Army Africa attempted to capture the port. It fell to the Axis during the Battle of Mersa Matruh but was recaptured following the Second Battle of El Alamein.
Mersa Matruh is served by Mersa Matruh International Airport. The city features soft white sand beaches and calm transparent waters; the bay is protected from the high seas by a series of rocks forming a natural breakwater, with a small opening to allow access for light vessels.
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MersaMatruh (Arabic: مرسى مطروح), also transliterated as Marsa Matruh (Standard Arabic Marsā Maṭrūḥ, [ˈmæɾsæ mɑtˤˈɾuːħ]), is a port in Egypt and the capital...
The Battle of MersaMatruh was fought from 26 to 29 June 1942, following the defeat of the Eighth Army (General Sir Claude Auchinleck) at the Battle of...
Marsa Matruh International Airport, formerly MersaMatruh Airport (Arabic: مطار مرسى مطروح الدولي) (IATA: MUH, ICAO: HEMM), is an international airport...
Muḥāfaẓat Maṭrūḥ) is one of the governorates of Egypt. Located in the north-western part of the country, it borders Libya. Its capital is MersaMatruh. The...
The 7th Armoured Division, less the 7th Armoured Brigade, assembled at MersaMatruh and sent the 7th Support Group forward towards the frontier as a covering...
of the Rahman track, preparatory to turning north to cut the road at MersaMatruh. Both moves failed, the 7th Armoured Division finished the day 20 mi...
retreated east from the Gazala line into north-western Egypt as far as MersaMatruh, roughly 160 km (99 mi) inside the border. Ritchie had decided not to...
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(7th Armoured Division) the main force remaining in the vicinity of MersaMatruh, the principal British base in the Western Desert. On 16 September 1940...
into Egypt. The 2nd New Zealand Division was transported from Syria to MersaMatruh. In the ensuing battle, the division's retreat was cut off on 27 June...
hope to achieve. He pressed an attack on the heavily fortified town of MersaMatruh, which Auchinleck had designated as the fall-back position, surrounding...
screening forces to harass the advancing Italians, falling back towards MersaMatruh, where the main British infantry force was based. Positioned on the desert...
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(Lieutenant-General Richard O'Connor) with about 36,000 men, advanced from MersaMatruh in Egypt on a five-day raid against the Italian positions of the 10th...
branches: 10th of Ramadan City (Main Campus), 6th of October City Campus, MersaMatruh Campus, and Al Minya Campus. Higher Technological Institute offers two...
simply known as El Raja, is an Egyptian football and sports club based in MersaMatruh, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Third Division, the...
part of Operation Crusader. The Western Desert Campaign was fought from MersaMatruh in Egypt to Gazala in Cyrenaica on the Libyan coast, an area about 390...
actions on 27 June 1942 in MersaMatruh, Egypt, where he was killed in combat. On the 27th June, 1942, south of MersaMatruh, Private Wakenshaw was a member...
Operations started in July 1933, initially linking Cairo with Alexandria and MersaMatruh using de Havilland DH.84 Dragon equipment. By August that year, the frequency...
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