Editing El Alamein (section)

== Tourism ==

===Military cemeteries===

====Germany====
There are Italian and German military cemeteries on Tel el-Eisa Hill outside the town. The German cemetery is an [[ossuary]], built in the style of a medieval fortress.

====Italy====
The cemetary of the [[Italian War Memorial at El Alamein]] contains 5,200 graves.

====Greek====
There is a Greek cemetery at El Alamein.

====Commonwealth of Nations====
The Commonwealth [[Alamein Memorial]] and attached war cemetery, built and maintained by the [[Commonwealth War Graves Commission]], has  graves of soldiers from various countries who fought on the Allied side. Buried here are 6,425 identified Commonwealth service personnel, 815 unidentified ones, and 102 of other nationalities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2019001/EL%20ALAMEIN%20WAR%20CEMETERY|title=Cemetery Details &#124; CWGC}}</ref> These include four [[Victoria Cross]] recipients:<ref>[http://www.victoriacrossorg.uk/ggegypt.htm] {{dead link|date=September 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Burial locations of VC holders in Egypt.</ref>
*Private [[Percival Gratwick|Percy Gratwick]], [[Second Australian Imperial Force]]
*Private [[Stan Gurney|Arthur Stan Gurney]], Second Australian Imperial Force
*Sergeant [[Bill Kibby|William Bill Kibby]], Second Australian Imperial Force
*Private [[Adam Wakenshaw]], [[Durham Light Infantry]]

Others buried here include:
*Squadron Leader [[George Barclay (RAF officer)|George Barclay]], [[Royal Air Force]] [[Battle of Britain]] fighter pilot<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2092156/BARCLAY,%20RICHARD%20GEORGE%20ARTHUR|title=Casualty Details &#124; CWGC}}</ref>
*Major [[Henry Rew]], [[Royal Tank Regiment]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2211516/REW,%20HENRY|title=Casualty Details &#124; CWGC}}</ref>

This has monuments commemorating Greek, New Zealand, Australian, [[Military history of South Africa during World War II|South African]], [[India in World War II|Indian]]  and [[Canada in World War II|Canadian]] forces. The cemetery entrance is through the [[Alamein Memorial]] and there is also a separate Alamein Cremation Memorial to 603 Commonwealth service personnel who died in Egypt and Libya and were cremated in line with their religion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/find-cemeteries-memorials/cemetery-details/2019001/alamein-cremation-memorial/|title=Cemetery Details &#124; CWGC|website=www.cwgc.org}}</ref>

The names of 213 Canadian airmen appear on the Alamein Memorial in Egypt.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009128 |title=Monuments, World Wars I and II |encyclopedia=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |access-date=29 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810091629/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009128 |archive-date=10 August 2011}}</ref>

The cemetery was designed by [[Hubert Worthington]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cwgc.org/|title=The Commonwealth War Graves Commission &#124; CWGC|website=www.cwgc.org}}</ref>

===Beaches===
Many Egyptians, particularly the upper and middle class travel to El Alamein during summer to flee the summer heat in other cities and towns.