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Egypt Matruh is situated in
Egypt's North West and was founded in 331 BCE, by Alexander the
Great. The town has about 70.000 people and is the Matruh
governorate’s capital, which has 212.112 km square and a
population of 270.000 people. Matruh is the livestock's centre
as well as an important agricultural area, where grapes, barley
and olives are cultivated. And this despite of the lack of
precipitations that fall in this area. The tourism in Matruh has
developed lately; now is the city` s most significant activity
with numerous visitors from Libya and Egypt. Many beautiful
beaches can be seen in the Matruh's vicinity. From the Matru's
port the region’s minerals are exported. There are rails and
roads that connect the Matruh with Alexandria (at 298 kilometers
in East), Sallum (217 kilometers in West) and with Siwa Oasis
(300 kilometers in South). For those who want to travel to
Matruh, there are wonderful resorts with lovely beaches, coral
reefs and coves. The visitors will find there a calm ambiance
and some breathtaking landscapes. On these resorts the tourists
can spend great time at the diving centre, practicing water
sports in special centre with instructors and equipments. No
matter what level you are, here you can practice windsurfing,
diving, kayaks, snorkeling, and other water sports. The visitors
also can choose to go at 2 kilometers away from Matruh where
they can swim with the lovely dolphins. In the present time
Matruh, also called the Egypt's Riviera is an important trading
center for the Western Desert's Bedouins who sales in the
Matruh's markets products like melons, dates, barley and olives.
The Matruh resort was famous in ancient times, too. When
Cleopatra was in conflict with Augustus age used the Matruh`s
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