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Mersa Matruh

Mersa Matruh is a seaport in Egypt, Africa. Mersa Mutrah is ~240km west of Alexandria. During World War II, the British Army's Baggush Box was located to the east. During this period, Mersa Matruh was the terminus for a single-track railway which passed through El Alamein.

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