Marsa Matruh is an Egyptian city and port on the Mediterranean Sea and the capital of Matrouh Governorate. It is located 240 km (150 mi) west of Alexandria and 222 km (138 mi) east of Salloum on the main highway from the Nile Delta to the Libyan border.

The city is distinguished by its soft white sand beaches and calm waters. The bay is protected from the high seas by a series of rocks that form a natural breakwater, with a small opening to allow light vessels to enter
In the era of the ancient Egyptians, it was a small fishing city, and it was known during the reign of Alexander the Great as “Ammonia,” and in the era of the Ptolemies and the Byzantine Empire, it was known as “Paraytonion.”