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City in Matrouh, Egypt
Historical population Year 2007 7,397 — 2017 10,013 +35.4%El Alamein (Arabic: العلمين, romanized: al-ʿAlamayn, lit. 'the two flags', IPA: [elʕælæˈmeːn] ⓘ) is a town in the northern Matrouh Governorate of Egypt. Located on the Mediterranean Sea, it lies 106 kilometres (66 mi) west of Alexandria and 300 kilometres (186 mi) northwest of Cairo. The town is located on the site of the ancient city Antiphrai (Greek: Ἀντίφραι) which was built by the Romans.[1]
Military cemeteries[edit]There are Italian and German military cemeteries on Tel el-Eisa Hill outside the town. The German cemetery is an ossuary, built in the style of a medieval fortress.
The cemetary of the Italian War Memorial at El Alamein contains 5,200 graves.
There is a Greek cemetery at El Alamein.
Commonwealth of Nations[edit]The Commonwealth Alamein Memorial and attached war cemetery, built and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, has graves of soldiers from various countries who fought on the Allied side. Buried here are 6,425 identified Commonwealth service personnel, 815 unidentified ones, and 102 of other nationalities.[2] These include four Victoria Cross recipients:[3]
Others buried here include:
This has monuments commemorating Greek, New Zealand, Australian, South African, Indian and Canadian forces. The cemetery entrance is through the Alamein Memorial and there is also a separate Alamein Cremation Memorial to 603 Commonwealth service personnel who died in Egypt and Libya and were cremated in line with their religion.[6]
The names of 213 Canadian airmen appear on the Alamein Memorial in Egypt.[7]
The cemetery was designed by Hubert Worthington.[8]
Many Egyptians, particularly the upper and middle class travel to El Alamein during summer to flee the summer heat in other cities and towns.
El Alamein has a hot desert climate, Köppen climate classification BWh, common with most of the Middle East and North Africa. However, like the rest of the northern coast of Egypt, its climate is slightly less hot, compared to the rest of Egypt, because of the prevailing Mediterranean Sea winds.
Climate data for El Alamein Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.8Two important World War II battles were fought in the area:
, El Alamein Commonwealth cemetery
South African Memorial El Alamein Commonwealth cemetery
El Alamein Commonwealth cemetery plaque – 1939-1945 – The land on which this cemetery stands is the gift of the Egyptian people for the perpetual resting place of the sailors, soldiers and airmen who are honoured here.
El Alamein Commonwealth cemetery
El Alamein German memorial
El Alamein Commonwealth cemetery – A soldier of the 1939-1945 war known unto God
In El Alamein museum
German cannon
The list of fallen German soldiers
German Memorial
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