Western Egypt

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Western Egypt is the sparsely populated desert region of Egypt bordering Libya, encompassing parts of the Western Desert and key World War II battlefields such as those near El Alamein.

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Label Occurrences
Western Egypt canonical 1
southwestern Egypt 1
western Egypt 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert region
region of Egypt
bordersBodyOfWater Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
bordersCountry Libya NERFINISHED
contains Qattara Depression NERFINISHED
containsBattlefield El Alamein battlefield NERFINISHED
country Egypt
countrySubdivisionType informal geographic region
hasClimate arid
hot desert climate
hasEconomicActivity natural gas extraction
oil production
tourism
hasEthnicGroup Amazigh (Berber) communities in Siwa
Bedouin NERFINISHED
hasGeologicalFeature depressions
rocky plateaus
sand dunes
hasHistoricalEvent First Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED
Second Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED
hasLandscape desert
hasLanguage Arabic
hasMinorityLanguage Siwi Berber NERFINISHED
hasNotableOasis Bahariya Oasis NERFINISHED
Dakhla Oasis NERFINISHED
Farafra Oasis NERFINISHED
Kharga Oasis NERFINISHED
Siwa Oasis NERFINISHED
hasNotableTown El Alamein NERFINISHED
Marsa Matruh NERFINISHED
Siwa Oasis NERFINISHED
hasPopulationDensity sparsely populated
hasStrategicImportance control of North African coast
hasTouristAttraction El Alamein war cemeteries NERFINISHED
Siwa Oasis NERFINISHED
White Desert NERFINISHED
hasTransportRoute coastal highway between Alexandria and Libya
isWestOf Nile Delta NERFINISHED
Nile Valley NERFINISHED
locatedIn Egypt
locatedInContinent Africa
partOf Western Desert NERFINISHED
timeZone Eastern European Time
usedFor military operations during World War II
wasTheatreOf North African Campaign NERFINISHED
Second World War NERFINISHED

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Operation Lightfoot region Western Egypt
Nibeiwa, Egypt locatedIn Western Egypt
this entity surface form: western Egypt
New Valley Governorate locatedIn Western Egypt
this entity surface form: southwestern Egypt