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Cemetery
El Alamein War Cemetery
Commonwealth cemetery with more than 7,000 graves of soldiers killed in the North African campaign of World War II, and the memorial to the missing.
Matrouh · Egypt
El Alamein
In the destination Alexandria and El Alamein.
In the photo: Commonwealth cemetery in El Alamein.
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The city
What to expect from El Alamein.
City on the Mediterranean coast, about 105 km west of Alexandria, in Matrouh Governorate. It was the scene of the 1942 battles between the Allies and the Axis in North Africa, remembered by the Commonwealth cemetery, the German and Italian memorials, and the military museum. The surrounding North Coast has resorts that open mainly in summer.
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The local experience
What to see in El Alamein
Museum
El Alamein War Museum
Museum about the El Alamein battles of World War II, with maps, uniforms, weapons and tanks displayed in the courtyard.
Memorial
German War Memorial El Alamein
Memorial shaped like an octagonal fortress on a hill by the sea, west of El Alamein, with the remains of German soldiers killed in the North African campaign.
Memorial
Italian War Memorial
White-stone memorial with a tall tower and a chapel, on the coast west of El Alamein, where Italian soldiers are buried.