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Al 'Alamayn (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 30 49 48 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.8301 decimal degrees |
Long: 028 57 18 E degrees minutes |
Long: 28.9550 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Mediterranean Sea; noted as site of battles in World War II in Axis offensive; Allied victory prevented German occupation of Egypt. |
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Al 'Alamayn (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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Al-ʻAlamayn (C,V)
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Al ʻAlamayn (C,V)
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El Alamein (C,V)
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El 'Alamein (C,V)
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Al-Alamein (C,V)
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El ʻAlamein (C,V)
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Alamein (C,V)
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ʻAlamein, El (C,V)
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El-'Alamên (C,V)
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Maţrūḩ (governorate) (P) |
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Marina-Al Alamein .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Africa, Egypt, Maţrūḩ) [8711818] |
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