Matruh Governorate

Matrouh is a governorate in north-western . It borders , and its capital is .
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  • Type: governorate of Egypt with 539,000 residents
  • Description: Egyptian governorate
  • Also known as: Aş Şaḩrā’ al Gharbīyah”, “Matrouh Governorate”, “Matruh”, “Maţrūḩ”, “Mohafazat Matruh”, “Muḩāfaz̧at aş Şaḩrā’ al Gharbīyah”, “Muhafazat Matruh”, and “Western Desert

Matruh Governorate

Latitude
29.7° or 29° 42′ north
Longitude
27.5° or 27° 30′ east
Population
539,000
Elevation
-23 metres (-75 feet)
Open location code
7GX9PG22+22
Geo­Names ID
352603
Wiki­data ID
Q30682
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Matruh Governorate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: محافظة مطروح
  • Arabic: مطروح
  • Armenian: Մատրուխ
  • Azerbaijani: Mətruh mühafəzəsi
  • Belarusian: Матруг
  • Bengali: মাত্রুহ গভর্নোরেট
  • Bosnian: Matrouh
  • Bulgarian: Матрух
  • Catalan: governació de Matruh
  • Catalan: Governació de Matruh
  • Cebuano: Muḩāfaz̧at Maţrūḩ
  • Chinese: Matrouh Séng
  • Chinese: 馬特魯省
  • Chinese: 马特鲁省
  • Czech: Matrúh
  • Danish: Matruh
  • Dutch: Matruh
  • Egyptian Arabic: محافظة مطروح
  • Egyptian Arabic: مطروح
  • Esperanto: Provinco Matruh
  • Finnish: Matruhin kuvernementti
  • Finnish: Matruhin kuvernoraatti
  • French: Gouvernorat de Marsa-Matruh
  • French: Gouvernorat de Matrouh
  • French: Matrouh
  • Georgian: მატრუჰი
  • Georgian: მატრუჰის მუჰაფაზა
  • German: EG-MT
  • German: Gouvernement Matruh
  • German: Matruh
  • German: Matrūh
  • German: Maṭrūḥ
  • Greek: Κυβερνείο Ματρούχ
  • Gujarati: મટ્રોહ ગવર્નોરેટ
  • Hebrew: מחוז מטרוח
  • Hebrew: מטרוח
  • Hindi: मतरूह गवर्नरेट
  • Hindi: मत्रूह मुहाफ़ज़ाह
  • Hungarian: Matrúh
  • Indonesian: Kegubernuran Matruh
  • Irish: Gobharnóireacht Matrouh
  • Italian: Governatorato di Matruh
  • Japanese: マトルーフ県
  • Kannada: ಮಾಥೌರ್ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್
  • Korean: 마트루주
  • Korean: 마트루흐 주
  • Latin: Matruh
  • Latin: Matrūh
  • Latin: Paraetonia
  • Latvian: Matrūhas muhāfaza
  • Lithuanian: Matruho muchafaza
  • Macedonian: Матрух
  • Malay: Kegabenoran Matrouh
  • Malayalam: മത്രോഹ് ഗവർണ്ണറേറ്റ്
  • Marathi: मॅटरफ गव्हर्नोरेट
  • Min Nan Chinese: Matrouh Séng
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Guvernementet Matruh
  • Norwegian: Guvernementet Matruh
  • Persian: استان مطروح
  • Polish: Matruh
  • Portuguese: Matru
  • Portuguese: Matruh
  • Romanian: Guvernoratul Matruh
  • Romanian: Matruh
  • Russian: Матрух
  • Scots: Matruh Govrenorate
  • Serbian: Matruh Governorate
  • Serbian: Матрух
  • Serbo-Croatian: Matruh (muhafaza)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Matruh
  • Sinhala: මට්‍රෝ පළාත
  • Slovenian: EG-MT
  • Slovenian: Guvernat Matruh
  • South Azerbaijani: مطروح اوستانی
  • Spanish: Gobernación de Matrú
  • Spanish: Matrú
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Matruh
  • Swedish: Guvernementet Matruh
  • Swedish: Mersa Matruh
  • Tajik: Вилояти Матруҳ
  • Tamil: மற்றொருஹ் கோவெர்னோரே
  • Telugu: మాట్రో గవర్నరేట్
  • Thai: เขตผู้ว่าการมัฏรูห์
  • Turkish: Matruh
  • Ukrainian: Матрух
  • Urdu: محافظہ مطروح
  • Vietnamese: Tỉnh Matrouh
  • Waray (Philippines): Matruh
  • Western Panjabi: صوبہ مطروح
  • Wu Chinese: 马特鲁省
  • Zulu: Matrouh Governorate

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