El Alamein
in Matruh Governorate, Egypt
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El Alamein International Airport (30 mi) - Borg El Arab International Airport (44 mi)
- El Nouzha Airport (64 mi)
- Mersa Matruh Airport (108 mi)
- Cairo West Airport (127 mi)
- Cairo International Airport (154 mi)
- Abu Mena (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley) (Unesco heritage, 127 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 30.830 and 28.955 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 30° 49' 48" and E 28° 57' 18"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - EGP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:05 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:25 am and 6:38 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Egypt.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Egypt. Last Update: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Discover El Alamein
El Alamein in Matruh Governorate with it's 7,400 citizens is a city in Egypt about 147 mi (or 236 km) west of Cairo, the country's capital city.
Local time in El Alamein is now 10:05 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 6 airports in the vicinity of El Alamein, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Egypt is El Alamein International Airport in a distance of 30 mi (or 48 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Egypt is Abu Mena in a distance of 42 mi (or 68 km), East. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Alexandria, Beheira, Damanhur, Marsa Matruh and Kafr ash Shaykh. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 35°C / 94 °F
| Morning Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 69 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 16% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
22°C (71 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
21°C (69 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
21°C (69 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Porto Marina Resort & Spa
Golf Porto Marina
Maxim Inn Lake View
PORTO MARINA GOLF RESORT-AL AMAMEIN
PORTO HOLIDAYS GOLF MARINA APARTMENTS
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Sacrario dei caduti di El-Alamein
Altre immagini e testimonianze sulle drammatiche giornate di guerra svolte ad El-Alamein. Innumerevoli lapidi in ricordo dei nostri caduti a testimonianza di come combatterono le nostre truppe...
El Alamein - Honors to the fallen Soldiers
El Alamein British war cemetery, German and Italian Memorials, Hill 33.
El-Alamein Performing art Center - Graduation Project
http://khaledelashry.blogspot.com By khaled ElAmer ElAshry Alexandria Univercity Fine Arts Architecture Deparment Graduation project 2009 IDA "International design awards" 2009 3rd...
Gino Compagnoni 2011 braciere El Alamein
Gino Compagnoni, reduce della battaglia di El Alamein, accende il braciere ad El Alamein, con la fiamma portata dai militari della Folgore attraverso il deserto che vide la battaglia del 1942.
URLO FOLGORE!!!
La Sezione Paracadutisti di Monza onora i Leoni della Folgore caduti nella battaglia di El Alamein al Sacrario Militare Italiano di El Alamein. Al grido di "FOLGORE !!" urlato dai parà di...
CGI Animation Studio
El- Alamein City is the future extension for Alexandria and for the north coast in Egypt. This project was part of the future planning for this area as many other projects to make El-Alamein...
Celere - Fanfara Bersaglieri San Donà di Piave
Il Concerto tenutosi dalla fanfara il 22 settembre ad El Alamein, in Egitto, è proseguito con "Celere"
Al Alamein military museum متحف العلمين
These are some of the vehicles dating back to Al Alamein battle of WW 2 displayed at the museum on the north coast west of Alexandria.
Marcia treno - Fanfara Bersaglieri San Donà di Piave
Эль Аламейн
Мемориал итальянцам, погибшим в Египте.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Battle of El Alamein
First Battle of El Alamein
The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought on the northern coast of Egypt between Axis forces (Germany and Italy) of the Panzer Army Africa (Panzerarmee Afrika) commanded by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, and Allied (specifically, British Imperial) forces (Britain, British India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) of the British Eighth Army commanded by General Claude Auchinleck.
Second Battle of El Alamein
The Second Battle of El Alamein took place over 20 days from 23 October – 11 November 1942 near the Egyptian coastal city of El Alamein, and the Allies' victory marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. It followed the First Battle of El Alamein, which had stalled the Axis advance into Egypt, after which, in August 1942, Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery had taken command of the British Eighth Army from General Claude Auchinleck.
El Alamein
El Alamein (or Al Alamayn) is a town in the northern Matrouh Governorate of Egypt. Located on the Mediterranean Sea, it lies 106 kilometres west of Alexandria and 240 kilometres northwest of Cairo. As of 2007, it has a local population of 7,397 inhabitants.
Alamein University
Alamein University is located near Alexandria at El Alamein, Egypt.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
El ‘Alamein, Alamein, El-‘Alamên, Al ‘Alamayn, العلمين, El-Alamein, El Alamein, Al-Alamajn, Эль-Аламейн, Аламейн, Ел Аламејн, 阿莱曼
