El Alamein is an Egyptian city in the northern Matrouh Governorate, located on the Mediterranean Sea about 106 kilometers west of Alexandria and 300 kilometers northwest of Cairo. The city is divided into three main areas: El Alamein, Cidi, and Tal El Eis village. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude30.833333 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. El Alamein (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 12,580 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 30.833333, longitude 28.95
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 7 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 12580 (2020)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Al ‘Alamayn - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 361612
30.83007 28.95502 P PPL EG 22 7400 7 Africa/Cairo
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 7 m
View the Source 3. El Alamein (Wikipedia)
Lead section
El Alamein is an Egyptian city in the northern Matrouh Governorate.
Lead
Located on the Mediterranean Sea, it lies 106 kilometres (66 mi) west of Alexandria and 300 kilometres (186 mi) northwest of Cairo.
- In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 30.75, 28.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 30.75, 28.75
30.75 28.75 BWh
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