El Alamein

E18261

populated place town

El Alamein is a coastal town in northern Egypt best known as the site of pivotal World War II battles between Allied and Axis forces in North Africa.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	populated place → town →
administrativeDivision	El Alamein district →
associatedWith	Bernard Montgomery → Erwin Rommel →
battleDate_FirstBattle	1942-07 →
battleDate_SecondBattle	1942-10 →
coastType	Mediterranean coast →
conflict	World War II →
continent	Africa →
coordinateSystem	geographic coordinates →
country	Egypt →
distanceFromAlexandria_km	about 106 →
economicActivity	resort development → tourism →
governingCountryCapital	Cairo →
hasCemetery	Commonwealth War Cemetery → German War Cemetery → Italian War Cemetery →
hasClimate	hot desert climate →
hasFeature	El Alamein War Museum → military memorials → war cemeteries →
hasMemorial	El Alamein Commonwealth Memorial → El Alamein German Memorial → El Alamein Italian Memorial →
knownFor	North African Campaign → World War II battles →
language	Arabic →
locatedIn	Matrouh Governorate →
locatedInRegion	northern Egypt →
locatedOn	Mediterranean Sea →
near	Alexandria → Borg El Arab →
partOf	North Coast of Egypt →
region	Western Desert →
religionMajority	Islam →
siteOf	First Battle of El Alamein → Second Battle of El Alamein →
strategicImportance	control of coastal route between Alexandria and Libya → defensive line for Egypt in WWII →
theaterOfWar	Western Desert Campaign →
timeZone	Eastern European Time →
timeZoneDST	Eastern European Summer Time →
transport	served by coastal highway → served by railway line along Mediterranean coast →
writingSystem	Arabic script →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
1st Infantry Division → 6th Regiment of Foot → Coldstream Guards → Grenadier Guards → King's Own Scottish Borderers → Manchester Regiment → Middlesex Regiment → Royal Scots Dragoon Guards → Royal Tank Regiment → Scots Guards →	battleHonour
Battle of El Alamein → El Alamein War Museum ("El Alamein battlefield") → German War Cemetery at El Alamein ("El Alamein battlefield") →	locatedNear
Blues and Royals → Royal Warwickshire Regiment →	battleHonoursInclude
Georg Stumme ("German military cemetery El Alamein") →	burialPlace
British X Corps →	engagement
El Alamein War Museum →	locatedIn
Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein →	location
Italian 1st Army →	notableDefeat
Ariete Armoured Division →	notableEngagementArea