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	Marsa Matruh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marsa Matruh (Arabic مرسى مطروح [Marsā Maṭrūḥ]) is a seaport in Egypt.
		During this period, Marsa Matruh was the terminus for a single-track railway which passed through El Alamein.
		Marsa Matruh's main function nowadays is to serve as a getaway resort for Cairenes eager to flee the capital in the sweltering summer months.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mersa_Matruh (138 words)

	AFS in WWII, Western Desert: Mersa Matruh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It was decided that Matruh should not be defended inside the prepared defences because of the danger of encirclement and capture as had happened at Tobruk.
		The perimeter defences of Mersa Matruh had been constructed fitfully in 1940 and 1941 whenever Egypt seemed to be in danger of invasion.
		Rommel's plan for the Battle of Matruh was a replica of his operations against Tobruk and was to be the blueprint for the First Battle of El Alamein a few days later.
	www.ku.edu /carrie/specoll/AFS/4/d/4d4a3.html (4114 words)

	AllRefer.com - Matruh, Egypt (Egyptian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Built at the site of the Roman town of Paraetonium, it is located on the coast road and is on a railway that links small ports.
		There are petroleum and oil fields in Matruh's outlying region.
		During World War II several battles between German and British forces were fought nearby.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Matruh.html (145 words)

	Marsa Matruh 2004
		Marsa Matruh lies 290 km west of Alexandria and 222 km east from Salum.
		The distance from Cairo to Marsa Matruh is 524 km.
		It lies on a bay on the Mediterranean and is distinguished by its 7km long beach.
	marsamatruh0.tripod.com (50 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Most emphasis was placed on the stratigraphy around the Matruh lagoon, especially on its sheltered north-eastern and eastern sides where the sedimentary record was best preserved and which was, fortuitously, the area closest to Bates Island.
		Samples from 4 locations (Bates I sland, northeastern Matruh lagoon, and two from the lagoons further east) were analysed chemically using the ICP (inductively coupled plasma spectrophotometer), and mineralogically in thin section.
		This is based on the presence of Roman age dock structures.\par \par A roman aqueduct exists in Mersa Matruh the floor of which is at a level close to present sea level.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /~jfarrell/temp/dwhite (2987 words)

	Egypt: Matruh Resource Management Project
		In October 1990 I led an identificationmission to comply with the government's request for a livestock project in the Matruh Governorate.
		As we traveled the Matruh Governorate, we noted that the Bedouins are no longer nomadic.
		I said that one was that the Bedouins realized we were not attempting to use them, as had been their previous experience with outside authorities.
	www.worldbank.org /wbi/sourcebook/sb0206.htm (2958 words)

	Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham: Trade Regulation
		Pottery types from across the Mediterranean discovered at ZUR and Marsa Matruh indicate that the trade routes of the period took in at least part of the coastline.
		The prevailing north-west wind of the summer sailing season favours landing in the general region of Marsa Matruh (and ZUR) if coming from Crete; perhaps this was the route (c400km) that was favoured by mariners making the journey to North Africa in the Late Bronze Age.
		Foreign contact with this region of North Africa in the Late Bronze Age was first proposed by Oric Bates (1915, 1927) on the basis of evidence he located at Marsa Matruh, on a small islet at the eastern end of a lagoon in the town's harbour (fig.ii).
	www.geocities.com /zurdig/Bronze_Age_Foreign_Contacts_Trade.htm (2038 words)

	Marsa Matruh -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		town and capital of Matruh muhafazah (governorate), on the Mediterranean coast, Western Desert, in northwestern Egypt.
		More results on "Marsa Matruh" when you join.
		This town was originally a small gypsum-mining centre on the desert roads leading south to Cairo and west along the coast to Marsa Matruh.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9051087?tocId=9051087 (438 words)

	CHAPTER 6 Forced March to the Desert \| NZETC
		Ritchie decided to withdraw to Matruh in the belief that with the time thus gained it would be possible to build up an armoured force.
		Only when he arrived at Matruh and reported to 30 Corps by telephone did he learn that the plans had been altered and that the Division was to go into the Matruh box.
		A suggestion that the Division might support the defence of Matruh from the adjacent Naghamish Box, a wadi incorporated in the ‘Kiwi’ anti-tank ditch dug by 4 Brigade in 1940, was equally disliked.
	www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Egyp-c6.html (3533 words)

	Matruh - TheBestLinks.com - Egypt, Libya, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, TheBestLinks.com:Perfect stub article, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Matruh - TheBestLinks.com - Egypt, Libya, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, TheBestLinks.com:Perfect stub article,...
		Matruh, Egypt, Libya, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub...
		Matruh is one of the governorates of Egypt.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Matruh.html (94 words)

	Two New Apache Egypt Discoveries Test a Combined 70 Million Cubic Feet of Gas Per Day
		The Mihos-1X discovery is located on the Matruh Concession, which the company operates with a 100 percent contractor-interest.
		Lower Safa sands in Imhotep are better developed, thicker and 160 feet structurally higher than in Apache's Matruh field, located approximately three miles north of the discovery.
		Matruh's cumulative production since September 2002 from three wells in the main-pay Jurassic Upper Safa formation has exceeded 17.4 billion cubic feet of gas and 1.9 million barrels of oil.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-19-2004/0002234921&EDATE= (621 words)

	World War II Plus 55 - June 21 - June 27 , 1942
		June 22nd, 1942...In Egypt, 4 and 5 New Zealand Brigade are allocated defense sectors of the Matruh fortress.
		His aim is to swing around British defenses at Sidi Barrani and Sollum, reach the sea at Matruh, surrounding the 8th Army.
		Auchinlek believes a stand at Matruh will be a repeat of Gazala, and cost the British their only remaining force, 2nd New Zealand Division.
	www.usswashington.com /dl21ju42.htm (3711 words)

	Archaeological Sites
		Mersa Matruh is a modern city that lies about 300 km west of Alexandria along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
		Mersa Matruh is said to have the most beautiful sand beaches in the world and contains many tourist attractions.
		Mersa Matruh proved to be in a key location during World War II due to the many British-German Battles fought here.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/prehistory/egypt/archaeology/sites/mersa_matruh.htm (419 words)

	Agriculture Investment Sourcebook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Matruh Resource Management Project I was aimed at 1) conserving water, land, and vegetation resources in the project areas, and 2) alleviating poverty and improving the quality of life of the local Bedouin population.
		The first Matruh project (1994-2002) was recognized for its innovative participatory approach.
		The second Matruh project (2003-2009) is continuing to improve local capacity by supporting local representatives, training in Community Action Plan development and implementation, providing access to information and communication facilities, and developing literacy classes and women's groups.
	www-esd.worldbank.org /ais/index.cfm?Page=mdisp&m=05&p=8 (828 words)

	5 Fd Regt 1942 Mersa Matruh
		But the general trek was in the opposite direction to which we were heading and, to the ever ceaseless cry of "You are going the wrong way" from all and sundry, we headed on to eventually reach Mersa Matruh on 23rd June 1942.
		We were told we were there to stop the advancing Germans, and the defensive box at Mersa Matruh was where it was to stop.
		After getting ourselves settled in at Matruh and waiting for the enemy to get closer, which from all reports he was doing, we found we were being relieved by an Indian Division, and we were to move out into the Desert.
	riv.co.nz /rnza/units/5fd/mersa.htm (1924 words)

	III. The Scenarios
		Mersa Matruh, June 26th 1942: With victories in "The Gazala Gallop" and "The Tobruk Stakes" under his belt, final victory in the desert had still eluded Rommel.
		Mersa Matruh, June 26th 1942: This scenario is the same as 0626_01s with the addition of two Allied divisions.
		Mersa Matruh, June 26th 1942: Rommel was chasing the 8th Army across the desert sands he had retreated over a few months previously.
	home.hiwaay.net /~tiller/glenn/alamein/Notes/III_The_Scenarios.htm (6383 words)

	Across The Battlefields - The Playtest
		As allied: All units withdrew to east of Matruh, digging in.
		The Allied force in Matruh encircled, limited attacks conducted to consume his supply.
		As allied: full withdraws from Matruh, one brigade left to fight delaying actions.
	www.wargamer.com /Hosted/acrossthebattlefield/vol3/itshow.htm (1868 words)

	CHAPTER SIX
		I was given a letter to the officer commanding at Mersa Matruh, for there was a chance that he might be able to send nie across in a military patrol car.
		A third method is the use of a diving suit, but I was told some horrible stories of the badly-fitting helmets in use and the capricious supply of air.
		After the war a British officer, who had been told by the Arabs that pots were to be found on this hill, went there and unearthed eight perfect amphorae of the Hellenistic period.
	www.coptic.org /language/morton/6.html (11335 words)

	CHAPTER 10 Neap Tide in Egypt \| NZETC
		The intention was, at that date, to defend Matruh and every available sapper was working to restore the ‘Rabone Line’ that had been prepared against the first advance of the Italian Army.
		The decision to make Matruh a fortress like Tobruk was reversed in favour of keeping the Eighth Army mobile and fighting a battle of manoeuvre in the area between Matruh, El Alamein and the Qattara Depression.
		General Freyberg, who had already been informed that a last-man stand was not contemplated in the defence of Matruh and to withdraw at his discretion, was watching an attack on 4 Brigade when he was wounded and Brigadier Inglis took command.
	www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Engr-c10.html (13895 words)

	Marsa Matruh, Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Marsa Matruh is a resort area on the Mediterranean, to the west of Alexandria.
		It is also a convenient stopover on the way to Siwa.
		On the way back from Marsa Matruh, there is a World War II graveyard at El Alamein.
	acs2.aucegypt.edu /hekman/marsa_matruh.html (158 words)

	Marsah Matruh: Practicalities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This calls for attention only, there is no reason to shun Marsah Matruh, good hotels are available.
		Alexandria-Marsah Matruh should not cost much more than E£15 for one way, Marsah Matruh-Siwa costs around E£12 one way.
		There are other means of communications here, but there are few departures of taxis, and the speed of the trains is only fractionally better than walking.
	i-cias.com /egypt/marsa_ma_.htm (246 words)

	Marsah Matruh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		But then you need to make the necessary effort of getting to a better beach than the Lido right in front of the town (which tends to become dirty over summer, and is always crowded), or Rommel Beach (slightly better) to the east.
		The town of Marsa Matruh appear really nice from a distance, and it doesn't get any worse saying that it occupies the eastern half of a 8-digit shaped lagoon.
		However, with Libyan tourists starting to come here, Marsah Matruh could very well get the boost it deserves.
	lexicorient.com /egypt/marsa_ma.htm (236 words)

	Aziza Sa'id's FAQ - Dance Styles - Khaleegy
		In Libya, it was a sort of celebration of coming-of-age for the 'Hagallah', a young girl, wherein she would dance solo, with her head and face fully covered with a scarf, in front of a line of men.
		When the Hagallah is a professional, she shares the social stigma attached to professional entertainers, but as late as the '80s - the last time I was in Matruh - it was still sometimes done by the specific adolescing daughter of the family....
		In Mersa Matruh, where the dance originates, shoes are typical women's fancy-occasion shoes of this area.
	www.zilltech.com /FAQStylesHagallah.html (1917 words)

	An Ode In Remembrance Of Mersa Matruh: December 1935 - April 1936
		An Ode In Remembrance Of Mersa Matruh: December 1935 - April 1936
		This poem was written in Mersa Matruh, Egypt.
		It was written to take the rise out of the Colonel Blimps.
	www.freewebs.com /matthewshistory/library/mersa.html (667 words)

	Search Results for Matruh - Encyclopædia Britannica
		Railways connect Cairo with Alexandria and with the Delta and canal towns and also run southward to Aswan and the High Dam.
		Branch lines connect Cairo with al-Fayyum and Alexandria with Matruh.
		Expand your search on Matruh with these databases:
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Matruh&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (267 words)

	Excavators unearth remains of church from Byzantine age in Marsa Matruh
		Excavators unearth remains of church from Byzantine age in Marsa Matruh
		In the west coastal city of Marsa Matruh a group of Egyptian excavators have unearthed the remains of a church that dates back to the fourth and fifth centuries AD of the Byzantine age.
		The find made at AL Sawaqi area, east of Rommel beach ascertains the fact that the Egyptian Copts had run away to the north coast to flee the oppression of the Romans, Archaeologist Osama Sallam said 12 chambers of different areas and a hall were found.
	www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/010802/2001080241.html (261 words)

	Home Page of Professor Donald White (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Editor for its final publication, to which I have contributed volumes and (the last awaiting publications).
		I directed the excavation of a Late Bronze Age site at marsa Matruh on the Egyptian coast and am presently involved in coriting up its final publication with a team of experts.
		Since 1990 I have been the curator in charge of the University Museum Mediterranean Section and am at present actively engaged in planning the renovation of its Greek gallery.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /arth/white.html (293 words)

	.:: Sea Gull Travel Egypt ::. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Drive to Matruh via the Mediterranean Coast, stop at Alamein to visit the Museum and Memorial of the Second World War and the Alamein Battlefield.
		Continue to Matruh and visit Romel's cave then proceed to your Hotel for dinner and Overnight in Matruh
		Breakfast at hotel, Visit Agiba beach (a limestone ridge on the Mediterranean sea forming a spectacular view due to sea and wind erosions) then proceed to Siwa and visit Old Fortified Village (Shali) and watch the SunSet at Fatnass Island then proceed to your Hotel for dinner and overnight in Siwa.
	www.seagulltravelegypt.com /des_safari4.htm (200 words)

	Vacation Rentals - Holiday Cottages: Egypt, , Marsa Matruh
		We aim to long period rentals around the year (winter and summer).
		Location: Al-Nouran Village - 18km to Marsa Matruh - Egypt.
		Al-Nouran resort is an exclusive private beach that overlook the Mediterranean Sea with its golden sand, Just 20 minutes away from downtown (Marsa Matruh), about 25 minutes from The Marsa Matruh Local Airport, and 15 minutes to bus station.
	www.vacationvalley.com /detail.asp?page=4566 (219 words)

	World Bank - Documents & Reports - Egypt - Second Matruh Resource Management Project - Project Appraisal Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Second Matruh Resource Management Project will improve the livelihoods of disadvantaged rural people living in the Northwest Coastal zone, reducing the incidence of poverty, through community development, capacity building, and access to services to help improve welfare, and increase incomes to conserve, rehabilitate, and use their natural resources in a sustainable manner.
		Capacity building of communities includes an initial training, followed by a criteria, and processes for establishing development activities, prioritizing on resource allocation.
		Project management will fund technical assistance and monitoring, as well as equipment and vehicles.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSServlet?pcont=details&eid=000094946_03021504072726 (222 words)

	World Bank - Documents & Reports - Egypt - Second Matruh Resource Management Project (MRMP II) : environmental impact ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Egypt - Second Matruh Resource Management Project (MRMP II) : environmental impact assessment
		The Second Matruh Resource Management Project ' s (MRMP II) Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is to identify the environmental mitigation measures, screening process, capacity building and monitoring activities to be undertaken, as well as the institutional arrangements to be set up to ensure that any potential adverse environmental impacts are either eliminated or minimized.
		The overall environmental impacts of the project are expected to be positive.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDS_IBank_Servlet?pcont=details&eid=000094946_02070304085877 (267 words)

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