Located 66 miles west of Alexandria and 150 miles northwest of Cairo, El Alamein
is a town of northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea. This modest village of El
Alamein achieved place in Egypt history during the Second World War. El Alamein
was named because of the twin peaked hills upon which it stands.
Just because of its role in history this modest village of Egypt is popular
for its military and war memorials. But acting as the major port facility for
shipping oil in Egypt, El Alamein is among one of the emerging tourist destinations
of Egypt.
There is a war museum that has various collections from the Battle of El Alamein
and other African battles. This museum is placed within the military area of
El Alamein. The Italian and German Military Cemetery situated on Tel el-Eisa
hill is just located out of the town. Besides of these two cemeteries, there
is also a Commonwealth War Cemetery having graves of soldiers from various countries
that fought from the side of Britain.
One of Egypt's popular beach resorts particularly famous among the locals is
the Marina Tourist Village that stretches from east to west along the shore
near to El Alamein's modern village. Most of the monuments in El Alamein are
centered near to the War Cemetery only. There is also a Greek memorial erected
in the form of temple, which stands on the south side of the El Alamein battlefield.
The most fascinating and elegantly erected monument of El Alamein is the Italian
Memorial made in white marble. It is the largest structure in El Alamein that
stands five km beyond the German Memorial.
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