El Alamein is one of the cities of Matrouh Governorate, located east of Marsa Matrouh and west of Alexandria, with a population of approximately 10,922 people. The city is divided into three main areas: El Alamein, Sidi Abdel Rahman Village, and Tal Al-Ais Village. The Battle of El Alamein took place on its soil, which is one of the most famous battles of World War II between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers, in which the forces of the German African Legion were defeated. The city includes cemeteries, memorials, and a museum in memory of the victims of that battle of various nationalities. The city's economy depends mainly on its natural wealth of petroleum, which is being explored by several Egyptian companies, and the tourist areas in which a number of luxurious tourist villages are spread, such as Porto in Marina and Marassi in Sidi Abdel Rahman.
Natural and tourist attractions
Sidi Abdel Rahman
The village of Sidi Abdel Rahman is located 130 km west of Alexandria, and only 30 km from El Alamein, on the northern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The village includes a number of emerging tourist resorts that continue to grow to become one of the most important tourist attractions on the northern coast and the city of El Alamein. The village has been famous for decades for its white sand beaches resembling granulated sugar, and Sidi Abdel Rahman Bay is considered one of the most amazing and beautiful natural landmarks along the northern Egyptian coast, which has attracted vacationers and tourists for more than 50 years. Residential resorts and tourist villages are currently being built in this spot, including Marassi Resort, which extends over an area of 6.25 km and includes a number of villas, lush green pastures, undulating waterways, and a golf course.
Marina
It is a tourist resort built on an area of 250 acres and includes several tourist products, the most famous of which is Porto Marina. It includes hundreds of summer residences and chalets, a number of restaurants, hotels, and a commercial center. It is equipped with all vital facilities and internal roads, in addition to landscaping and landscaping works. It currently represents one of the most prominent and most popular Egyptian summer tourist resorts. Because of its abundance of entertainment and comfort, in addition to its charming natural qualities.
Transportation
El Alamein International Airport
El Alamein International Airport is located on an area of 64 km2 and is being implemented in three phases at a cost estimated at about 800 million pounds under the construction and operation system. Its ownership will be transferred to the state after 50 years, renewable for 49 years. The first phase of the airport opened in March 2005 to accommodate 600 passengers per hour, reaching 2,000 passengers per hour in its final phase. The airport's runway is 3.5 km long and 45 meters wide, making it capable of receiving all types of heavy aircraft. The airport includes an international aviation school, a free trade zone, in addition to an environmentally friendly industrial zone and agricultural areas for organic products.
Land roads
The city is connected to the rest of Egypt's governorates by a network of land transportation, represented by the international coastal road that extends from the Rafah port in the east to the Salloum port in the west along the Mediterranean coast, the Alexandria/Matrouh Desert Road, the El Alamein/Al Qattara Road, and the Wadi El Natroun/Alamein Road, which is the shortest road. From Cairo to El Alamein, with a length of 135 km, it was closed in July 2015 with the aim of completing maintenance and construction work on the road to raise its efficiency and expand it. A railway line from Alexandria to Marsa Matrouh also connects the city, passing through the El Alamein and Sidi Abdel Rahman stations.