Matrouh is a governorate in the Western Desert in Egypt, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bordered with Giza and El Wadi El Gedid Governorates from the south, Alexandria Governorate from the east and Libya from the west. Being one of Egypt's biggest governorates, Matrouh stretches over 166,563 km² and its capital is Marsa Matrouh. The governorate comprises on its land 5 distinctively different areas: the Coastal area, the Lybian Plateau, the Qattara Depression, the Oasis and the Sand Sea. Matrouh Governorate encloses a wide range of agricultural lands and is renowned for its production of wheat, fig, and dates. In addition, Matrouh is rich in mineral wealth including natural gas and other materials such as limestone, gypsum, and sands, extracted from El Hamma, and Siwa and ma...
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