 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research Home
 Tools Thesaurus of Geographic Names Full Record Display
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vernacular Display | English Display |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Click the  icon to view the hierarchy. |
|
|
Marsā Maṭrūḥ (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 21 09 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.3525 decimal degrees |
| Long: 027 14 43 E degrees minutes |
Long: 27.2453 decimal degrees |
|
Note: Town 150 miles W of Alexandria on coastal road, site of several battles in World War II. |
Names: |
|
| Marsā Maṭrūḥ (preferred,C,V)
|
| Marsá Maṭrūḥ (C,V)
|
| Matrūh (C,V)
|
| Mersa Matruh (C,V)
|
| Marsá Maţrūḩ (NA,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
|
| Madara (NA,V)
|
| Maţrūḩ (NA,V,Arabic (transliterated),U)
|
| Mersa Matrouh (NA,V)
|
| Mersa Maṭrûḥ (NA,V)
|
| Mhadara (NA,V)
|
| مرسى مطروح (NA,V,Arabic,U)
|
| مطروح (NA,V,Arabic,U)
|
| Paraetonium (H,V)
|
|
Hierarchical Position: |
|
|
............ |
Maţrūḩ (governorate) (P) |
|
Place Types: |
|
| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
............ |
built on site of ancient Roman town of Paraetonium |
| town (C) |
|
| regional capital (C) |
|
| battlefield (H) |
............ |
captured by both British & Germans several times between 1942 & 1943 |
|
Sources and Contributors: |
|
|
|
