Places to visit in Matrouh, Egypt
3 places to visit in Matrouh, Egypt, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Siwa Oasis, El Alamein War Cemetery, Temple of the Oracle of Amun. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Matrouh volume.
1 Heritage site · 2 Hidden gems
Heritage sites in Matrouh (1)
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Siwa Oasis
An oasis between the Qattara Depression and the Great Sand Sea, 50 kilometres from the Libyan border and 560 kilometres from Cairo. It was home to the oracle of Amun, and its palm groves, salt lakes and mud brick old town sit in deep desert.
Hidden gems in Matrouh (2)
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El Alamein War Cemetery
A Commonwealth war cemetery on the desert coast west of Alexandria, for those who died in the Western Desert in the Second World War. Rows of headstones lie in a quiet walled garden, with a memorial listing names of the missing.
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Temple of the Oracle of Amun
The ruined sanctuary of Amun's oracle on the rock of Aghurmi in Siwa, famous across the ancient world. Alexander the Great crossed the desert to consult it, and from its hill the palm groves of the oasis spread below.
Collecting in Matrouh
What are the best places to visit in Matrouh?
LOQAH lists 3 places in Matrouh. The best known include Siwa Oasis, El Alamein War Cemetery and Temple of the Oracle of Amun. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Matrouh?
3, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Matrouh?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Matrouh before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Matrouh and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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