Marsa Matruh

Marsa 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 dual carriageway from the Nile Delta to the Libyan border. Another highway leads south from the town, towards the Western Desert and Siwa Oasis and Bahariya Oasis. In historic Egypt and at some stage in the reign of Alexander the Great, the metropolis turned into called Amunia. In the Ptolemaic Kingdom and later during the Byzantine Empire, it become referred to as Paraitonion, and at some stage in the Roman Empire, it became called Paraetonium in Latin, which became Al-Baretoun after the Arab conquest of Egypt.

As a British navy base throughout World War II, numerous battles have been fought round its environs because the German Afrika Korps tried to capture the port. It fell to the Germans throughout the Battle of Mersa Matruh, however become recaptured following the Second Battle of El Alamein. Marsa Matruh is served with the aid of Marsa Matruh International Airport. The town capabilities soft white sand beaches and calm obvious waters; the bay is blanketed from the high seas by using a series of rocks forming a natural breakwater, with a small starting to allow get admission to for mild vessels.