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Matruh

 

a city in the northwestern part of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the Mediterranean coast. Administrative center of the Matruh muhafazah (governorate). Population, 11,800 (1970). The city has a railroad station and is on the Alexandria-Tobruk (Libya) highway. It is a fishing port. Salt is mined near the city.

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The photos date back to January 2019 part of a charity campaign in Marsa Matruh governorate, the campaign was organized by the party's officials to aid disadvantaged families.
Since early history, Marsa Matruh governorate has witnessed some of Egypt's most important events and figures.
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Vacationers trendiest spot and started to move rapidly along the coast of Alexandria, marking the beginning of the emergence of what we know now as the North Coast, where currently more than 30 touristic villages, starting by the Army's village of Sidi Krir, at the Kilo 34 in the Alexandria-Matruh Road until the Sidi Abdel Rahman coast near the Matruh governorate borders.
The Criminal Investigation Department in Fayoum found that three residents of Atsa city collected a group of young people to illegally immigrate through the dangerous border routes, with the help of some people in Marsa Matruh governorate in return for LE 12,000 for each migrant.
The Matruh governorate had the highest per capita spending on new cities for the second year running, with an increase of 17% to EGP 5,123 per person.
He also pointed out that the government has inaugurated the Al Yusr station in the Red Sea governorate last October and Rumaila in Marsa Matruh governorate, stressing that one station takes about one and a half years to establish.
The government held the Egyptian International Economic Conference of the Matruh Governorate recently to develop the area by attracting tourism and agriculture investments.
"Mersa Matruh governorate, in cooperation with the Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Local Development, are working on constructing an investment zone in Mersa Gargoub, located in west Mersa Matrouh, including an international economic and touristic center, houses, hospitals, a logistic area and a commercial port, spanning over 75 kilometers," Governor Alaa Abu Zaid said.
However, the ministry is working to solve this problem with the Matruh governorate to ensure that tourism development will also include development of the local community.
The delegation will also include Moustafa Sherif, the Matruh Governorate Chief Investment Officer, and Ahmed Faisal, Advisor to the Governor for Investment Affairs.
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