El-Alamein War Cemetery
El-Alamein War Cemetery is a cemetery in Matruh Governorate, Egypt. El-Alamein War Cemetery is situated nearby to Alamein Memorial, as well as near Alamein Cremation Memorial.- Type: Cemetery
- Description: Commonwealth cemetery located in Egypt
- Also known as: “El Alamein War Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alamein Memorial and El-Alamein World War II Military Museum.
Alamein Memorial
Memorial
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alamein Memorial is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission war memorial in the El Alamein War Cemetery, El Alamein, Egypt. The memorial commemorates 11,866 Commonwealth forces members who died during World War II.
El-Alamein World War II Military Museum
Museum
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El-Alamein World War II Military Museum is situated 570 metres northwest of El-Alamein War Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Alamein.
El Alamein
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
El Alamein is a city on the north coast of Egypt, famous as the site of major battles between British and German forces during the Second World War. This article also includes the adjacent areas of New Alamein, Marina el Alamein and Leukaspis.
El-Alamein War Cemetery
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery, historic site, and burial
- Location: Matruh Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.83768° or 30° 50′ 16″ northLongitude
28.94693° or 28° 56′ 49″ eastOperator
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionOpen location code
8G2CRWQW+3QOpenStreetMap ID
way 199298095OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q12404548
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“El-Alamein War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقابر العلمين”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות הצבאי אל עלמיין”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות הצבאי אל-עלמיין”
- “El Alamein War Cemetery”
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